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Archmage vs Sorcerer - What's the difference?

archmage | sorcerer |

As nouns the difference between archmage and sorcerer

is that archmage is a very powerful mage while sorcerer is (fantasy|folklore) a magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male.

archmage

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A very powerful mage.

    • sorcerer

    English

    (wikipedia sorcerer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fantasy, folklore) A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male.

    • Usage notes

    Sometimes misspelled (sorceror), possibly from erroneous analogy to Latinate words ending in (-or)

    Synonyms

    * magician * wizard

    Related terms

    * ensorcel * sorcery * sorceress