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Definition of "druid" [dru•id]

  • A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "druid" in a sentence
  • "I proved myself a magician, what they call a druid, by various sleight-of-hand tricks and occultistic nonsense."
  • "Celebrate Yule instead or dance around in druid robes for the solstice."
  • "This somewhat-crazed druid is definitely pirate material."