warlock

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: war=lock

CIDE DICTIONARY

warlock, n. [OE. warloghe a deceiver, a name or the Devil, AS. wrloga a belier or breaker of his agreement, word, or pledge; wr covenant, troth (aki to L. verus true; see Very) + loga a liar (in comp.), leógan to lie. See 3d Lie.].

 A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp.  Dryden.  [1913 Webster]
"It was Eyvind Kallda's crew
Of warlocks blue,
With their caps of darkness hooded!"  [1913 Webster]

warlock, a. 

 Of or pertaining to a warlock or warlock; impish.  [1913 Webster]
"Thou shalt win the warlock fight."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

warlock, n. archaic a sorcerer or wizard.

Etymology

OE w{aelig}r-loga traitor f. w{aelig}r covenant: loga rel. to LIE(2)

THESAURUS

warlock

Comus, Faust, charmer, conjurer, diabolist, diviner, dowser, enchanter, mage, magus, miracle-worker, necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, voodooist, water witch, wizard

ROGET THESAURUS

warlock

Sorcerer

N sorcerer, magician, thaumaturgist, theurgist, conjuror, necromancer, seer, wizard, witch, hoodoo, voodoo, fairy, lamia, hag, warlock, charmer, exorcist, mage, cunning man, medicine man, Shaman, figure flinger, ecstatica, medium, clairvoyant, fortune teller, mesmerist, deus ex machina, soothsayer, Katerfelto, Cagliostro, Mesmer, Rosicrucian, Circe, siren, weird sisters.