Ensorcerer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. To put under the power of magic or a spell, as if by bewitching
2. To subject to supernatural influence or magical control through incantation or charm
3. To bewitch or enchant someone by means of sorcery or magical arts

Etymology: The magic here rests on an ordinary act of chance. The root is Latin "sors," meaning "lot," as in the lots cast to settle a question or reveal fate. Late Latin "sortiarius" described someone who drew lots, and Old French narrowed this to "sorcier," a diviner or caster of spells. Over time, sorcery came to mean the magic itself rather than the fortune-telling. English then added the prefix "en-," as in "enchant" or "enrich," to form a verb meaning to bewitch, "ensorcell." The agent suffix "-er" was attached to name the one who does the bewitching. The word is built from existing parts rather than inherited as a single term, so its meaning depends on the prefix and the older sense of "sorcerer."

Synonyms: enchanter, sorcerer