1. people who practice necromancy; those who claim to communicate with the dead or practice magic involving death
Usage: mythology; fantasy literature

Examples

• The ancient necromancers were feared for their supposed ability to speak with spirits.
• In the fantasy novel, necromancers could raise the dead to fight in their army.
• Medieval people often accused necromancers of practicing dark magic.
• The game features powerful necromancers as the main antagonists.
• Legends tell of necromancers who lived in haunted towers.
• The necromancers in the story used forbidden spells to control undead creatures.