sorcerer

noun2

1. •
   A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.

   • Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all. — 1936
2. •
   (figurative) A person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.

   • The goalscorer was Eberechi Eze, Palace’s sorcerer-in-chief, and it came in the 16th minute from an assist by Daniel Muñoz, who was irrepressible up and down the right. — 2025