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black mage

black mage noun: a practitioner of black magic.

Noun

black mage (plural black mages)

  1. A practitioner of black magic.
    • But your father has unleashed his mages. Black mages, most of them, vicious with hatred of the Sun’s son.1988, Judith Tarr, A Fall of Princes (Avaryan Rising; 3), New York, N.Y.: TOR, →ISBN, page 318
    • Runes of the type often used by black mages marred much of the marble surface of the building’s exterior.1989, James M[ichael] Ward, Jane Cooper Hong, Pool of Radiance (Forgotten Realms), Lake Geneva, Wis.: TSR, Inc., →ISBN, page 299
    Synonyms:
    black magician

Synonyms of black mage

Forms of black mage

pluralblack mages

Questions about black mage

What does black mage mean?
Black mage means a practitioner of black magic.
What part of speech is black mage?
Black mage is a noun.
What is the plural of black mage?
The plural of black mage is black mages.

Words near black mage in the dictionary

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