Hyphenation
war·lockSynonyms
astrologer,
augurer,
clairvoyant,
conjurer,
diviner,
enchanter,
fortune-teller,
magician,
medium,
necromancer,
occultist,
seer,
soothsayer,
thaumaturge,
witchPronunciation
Etymology
[ -"läk ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old English wǣrloga, from wǣr (“promise”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wēr- (“true”); compare veritable) + loga (“liar”), from lēogan ( > English lie); the ending in -ock is from Scottish & Northern English.