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Wizards, Sorcerers, Magicians, Warlocks
These are the males of the species
Homo Spellcasterus. Please comment on how you use these terms in
your own writing. If you’re not a fiction writer, feel free to give
your opinions as well.
A
magician, wizard, sorcerer or a person known under one of many other
possible terms in fiction is someone who uses or practices magic that
derives from supernatural or occult sources. Warlocks, who are
normally the male counterpart of witches, tend to be portrayed as
evil, perhaps because ‘war’ is part of their title, and who
doesn’t hate ‘locks’?
To
supply some examples:
Wizard
of Oz
Dumbledore
and Harry Potter
Discworld
has a plethora of wizards, many inept
Gandalf
in Tolkien’s Middle Earth
DC
Comics and Marvel Comics both have wizards
Dungeons
and Dragons and similar role-playing games
and
Mr. Wizard, the science guy before Bill Nye the Science Guy
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Magician:
This seems to be the catchall phrase for spellcasters, but also
includes stage performers with sleight-of-hand tricks, showgirl
sawing, and disappearing and reappearing showgirls and white tigers.
Warlock:
In Medieval tradition, warlocks are male counterparts to witches.
However, modern Wiccans consider the term pejorative.
In
some role-playing games, warlocks are demon summoners. After
obtaining said demon, they can control them, make them pets, change
their litterbox, etc. This usage may stem from the derivation from
the Old Norse varð-lokkur meaning caller of spirits. However, the
Oxford English Dictionary (the definitive source for all things
magic) does not concur. The Oxford suggests the term warlock comes
from warloke meaning to secure (a horse) as with a fetterlock. How
this translates into a spellcaster, I have no idea.*
My
Mashing Isn’t Very Up. I
tend to use the standard definitions, although the Witches of
Galdorheim series refers to male witches as warlocks. I see nothing
pejorative about it. My apologies to any offended Wiccans.
*
An excellent article “What is a Warlock?” gives an interesting
take on warlocks http://www.boudicca.de/warlock-e.htm
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