Meaning
A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English mages (plurale tantum), from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος (Mágos), from the hapax Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /maguš/). Doublet of magus.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
magic userspellcasterenchanterconjurerthaumaturgetheurgistspiritualistmysticshamanwitch doctor
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-02-14MABEGIN
- 2026-02-06EAMGCIN
- 2026-01-22GATMENU
- 2025-12-20GNAMEDL
- 2025-08-30AENIGMZ
- 2025-08-10GAOMENT
- 2025-04-24MATEBGY
- 2025-03-09MANGELT
- 2024-10-07MAKECGO
- 2024-07-21GABEIMT
- 2024-04-12GANEDMU
- 2024-01-13AXEPLGM
+2 earlier appearances in the archive.