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necromancer (n.)

late 14c., nygromanser, nigromauncere, "sorcerer, adept in black magic," from Old French nigromansere, from nigromancie (see necromancy). Properly "one who communicates with the dead" but typically used in a broader sense in English.

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Definitions of necromancer from WordNet

necromancer (n.)
one who practices magic or sorcery;
Synonyms: sorcerer / magician / wizard / thaumaturge / thaumaturgist
necromancer (n.)
one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead;
From wordnet.princeton.edu