Tag: linguistics
Word of the Day: Enchanter
Today’s word of the day, as we continue the series that began with Jim Butcher’s warlock, is enchanter. Pronounced / ɛnˈtʃæn tər / or / ɛnˈtʃɑn tər /, with the […]
Word of the Day: Conjurer
Today’s word of the day, continuing our recent theme, is conjurer. Pronounced / ˈkɒn dʒər ər / (there are other pronunciations suggested, but I think this is the best one), […]
Word of the Day: Thaumaturge
Today’s word of the day, continuing the theme of the last few days, is thaumaturge. This noun, pronounced / ˈθɔ məˌtɜrdʒ /, refers to “a worker of wonders or miracles; […]
Word of the Day: Sorcerer
Today’s word of the day continues the theme from the past few days with sorcerer. This noun, pronounced / ˈsɔr sər ər /, means “a person who practices sorcery; black […]
Word of the Day: Wizard
Today’s word of the day, following on from the last two days, is wizard. Pronounced / ˈwɪz ərd /, this noun designates “a person who practices magic; magician or sorcerer,” […]
Word of the Day: Witch
Today’s word of the day, as a follow up to yesterday’s, is witch. Pronounced / wɪtʃ /, this noun means “a person, especially a woman, who professes or is supposed […]
Word of the Day: Warlock
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of Jim Butcher (IYKYK), is warlock. I have known this word for many, many years, but I never thought about it beyond what the […]
Word of the Day: Demagogue
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is demagogue. Pronounced / ˈdɛm əˌgɒg / or / ˈdɛm əˌgɔg /, with primary stress on the first syllable […]
Word of the Day: Beleaguer
Today’s word of the day, courtesy of the Words Coach (https://www.wordscoach.com/dictionary), is beleaguer, which the Words Coach website defines as “annoy persistently.” Pronounced / bɪˈli gər /, with the stress […]
Word of the Day: Rodomontade
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Word Guru daily email, is rodomontade, although the email uses the less common spelling, rhodomontade. Pronounced / ˌrɒd ə mɒnˈteɪd / or […]
Word of the Day: Yule
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the season, is yule. Pronounced / yul /, this noun means “Christmas, or the Christmas season” or “an ancient Germanic pagan holiday centering […]
Word of the Day: Elf
Today’s word of the day, thanks to the Dictionary Project (https://www.dictionaryproject.org/), is elf. Pronounced / ɛlf /, this noun means “(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially […]