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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A male witch, sorcerer, wizard, or demon.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A deceiver; a truce-breaker; a traitor.
  2. n. A person in league with the devil; a sorcerer; a wizard.
  3. n. A monster.
  4. n. A fetterlock.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The male equivalent of witch.
  2. n. A traitor or oath-breaker.
  3. n. The Devil, Satan; a demon.
  4. n. A man in league with the Devil; a male magic-user, a wizard.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp.
  2. adj. Of or pertaining to a warlock or warlock; impish.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a male witch or demon

Etymologies

  1. Middle English warloghe, from Old English wǣrloga, oath-breaker : wǣr, pledge; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots + -loga, liar (from lēogan, to lie; see leugh- in Indo-European roots).

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  • treeseed Never used to describe a modern male practitioner of Wicca...a male witch is simply a male witch. To a Wiccan, warlock is at worst considered a derogatory term and at best a comic one. Jan 27, 2008

  • treeseed From Merriam-Webster Dictionary
    noun
    Etymology: Middle English warloghe, from Old English wǣrloga one that breaks faith, the Devil, from wǣr faith, troth + -loga (from lēogan to lie); akin to Old English wǣr true — more at very, lie
    Date: 14th century
    1 : a man practicing the black arts : sorcerer — compare witch
    2 : conjurer Jan 27, 2008

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