a man who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a male witch; sorcerer.
a fortuneteller or conjurer.
Origin of warlock
before 900; Middle English warloghe, -lach,Old English wǣrloga oathbreaker, devil, equivalent to wǣr covenant + -loga betrayer (derivative of lēogan to lie)
Words nearby warlock
wark, Warks, warless, Warley, warlike, warlock, warlord, Warlpiri, warm, War Manpower Commission, warm as toast
In an interview with the Today show, Sheen ranted about “tiger blood” and “Adonis DNA,” and referred to himself as a “warlock.”
Charlie Sheen: Stop Putting Him on TV!|Jace Lacob|March 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I choose my favorite New Mutants character for the lady in the Nightcrawler T-shirt (Warlock, for the record).
Speed Dating for Geeks|Brian Heater|October 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When he drew near, he saw that the Warlock was sitting by the fire, sewing boots.
Russian Fairy Tales|W. R. S. Ralston
Once again the beach was a wide expanse of shingle, drying fast under a sun hotter than any Shann had yet known on Warlock.
Storm Over Warlock|Andre Norton
They felt that even a warlock could not stand against their charge.
Black Amazon of Mars|Leigh Brackett
Then the second brother got tired and sick of waiting, and he went to the Warlock Merlin and asked him the same as his brother.
English Fairy Tales|Anonymous
Marshall Pollard was never regarded as a guest at Warlock, or treated as such.
The Master of Warlock|George Cary Eggleston
British Dictionary definitions for warlock (1 of 2)
warlock
/ (ˈwɔːˌlɒk) /
noun
a man who practises black magic; sorcerer
a fortune-teller, conjuror, or magician
Word Origin for warlock
Old English wǣrloga oath breaker, from wǣr oath + -loga liar, from lēogan to lie1
British Dictionary definitions for warlock (2 of 2)
Warlock
/ (ˈwɔːˌlɒk) /
noun
Peter, real name Philip Arnold Heseltine. 1894–1930, British composer and scholar of early English music. His works include song cycles, such as The Curlew (1920–22), and the Capriol Suite (1926) for strings