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evoker

9.9

A person who tries to call ghosts or other spirits

noun
/ɪˈvoʊkər/

: invocador

The ancient text described the rituals used by an evoker to contact the spirit world.

Examples

Many believe that an evoker can communicate with the dead.
Legends tell of a powerful evoker who could command supernatural forces at will.
In the story, the evoker was both feared and respected by the villagers.
The evoker chanted ancient spells to summon spirits.
The ancient text described the rituals used by an evoker to contact the spirit world.
Legends tell of a powerful evoker who could command supernatural forces at will.
In the story, the evoker was both feared and respected by the villagers.

Synonyms

necromancer

vsevoker

Literature

8 9.9

A person who uses magic to talk to or bring dead people back to life

summons spirits or demons generally, not only the dead

summoner

vsevoker

Jargon

1 8.4

A person who uses magic to call spirits or creatures to help

summons mainly spirits and demons in occult or magical practices

invoker

vsevoker

1 8.2

A person who asks for something to happen, often in a ritual

focuses specifically on summoning spirits or demons in occult ritual

Surface Forms

evoker singular

evokers plural

Morphology

evoker = evoke (transparent) = evoke + er

Agentive '-er' added to 'evoke' yields 'one who summons'; the occult sense is a specialized but transparent instantiation of 'to summon'.

Etymology

Evoker comes from the verb evoke, from Latin vocare 'to call', and it shares its root with words such as voice. That literal idea of 'calling out' explains why an evoker is a person who summons spirits or other supernatural beings.