Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who summons, or cites by authority; especially, one employed to warn persons to appear in court; also, formerly, an apparitor.
- n. In early English law, a public prosecutor or complainant.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear in court; an apparitor.
Examples
“Identifying with the summoner is a deft way for Sting to get some distance from his do-gooder image while sustaining the resonance of his larger social concerns.”
“Summoners were greatly feared and highly susceptible to bribes - greasing the summoner was a most effective way to avoid trouble.”
“The summoner was a stout and jovial elderly gentleman, about whose somewhat commonplace British exterior there was, to Philip's mind, a reflection of the nimbus which glorified Patty to his mind, for he was Patty's father.”
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“A summoner was a person who went to summon or call people to appear before the Church courts when they had done wrong.”
“Is it because Kinzo is such a great 'summoner' that he can do this?”
“And even though your character will have to start from scratch in each new match, you'll also have a chat avatar tied to your online account known as a "summoner," and you can deck out your summoner with a cool floppy hat or shiny magic lantern as you win more matches and unlock more privileges for that character, so any time you're in between-game chat or about to jump into a match, all other players can take a glance at your incredible floppy-hat-wearing avatar and tremble.”
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“One of them is chimera and the other is a golem summoner.”
“The summoner wanted to call forth a creature from the Abyss so dangerous and immune to the glamour and spells carried by mice that it could kill its opponents without fail.”
“And besides this, and normal spells – the summoner gets Summon Monster (whatever the highest level you can cast) 3+CHA times a day!”
“The druid has a type of animal companion, the summoner has a better pet that gets more HD faster.”
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Magic Users
Wonderworkers and spellcasters, names and types. Not including any of those -mancer words.
witch, wizard, kahuna, mirabilist, mentalist, magi, illusionist, medicine man, sorcerer, conjurer, diviner, mage and 26 more...
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Archaic Occupations
Some of these professions still exist today but the word for them has changed; some (mason or boatswain, for example), are still in use but are included for their rich historical associations. Som...
yeoman, summoner, chandler, ostler, carter, chapman, slaver, mason, cordwainer, cooper, glazier, dyer and 187 more...
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