necro
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A game character who summons and controls dead creatures
- noun
- /ˈnɛkroʊ/
- Slang
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necro
- The villain, the laughably named Nick Necro, is a lightweight if ever there was one.
Examples
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Each one of them killed over a hundred Necro before their weapons failed.
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And the previous column about JLD was spot on; Nick Necro indeed.
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Take my hand, Necro.
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And we're vampires, Necro.
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Necros can do it.
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In the fantasy game, the player's character is a necro who can summon an army of skeletons.
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The powerful necro used dark magic to raise the dead and control them in battle.
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The story's antagonist, a notorious necro, plotted to unleash undead creatures upon the village.
Synonyms
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A person who uses magic to talk to or bring dead people back to life
is an informal name used mainly in games and fiction for that role
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Necro is a short form of necromancer, from the Greek nekros meaning 'dead body'. So a necro is someone who works with or controls the dead, which fits its use for game characters who summon skeletons.