conjurer

American  

[kon-jer-er, kuhn-, kuhn-joor-er] / ˈkɒn dʒər ər, ˈkʌn-, kənˈdʒʊər ər /

Or conjuror

noun

1. a person who conjures spirits or practices magic; magician.

2. a person who practices legerdemain; juggler.

3. a person who solemnly charges or entreats.

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Etymology

Origin of conjurer

Middle English word dating back to 1300–1350; conjure, -er ¹

Example Sentences

"He's a conjurer, he's a magician, he's a high wire artist, and he's a communicator extraordinaire. He is, I'll say it again, a radio genius, and he will always be a radio hero."

From BBC

Hadzihalilovic is an expert conjurer of other worlds, and “Earwig” unearths a startlingly seductive array of visual and sonic textures that don’t quite add up to much more than a powerful mood.

From New York Times

But Du — now the Pulitzer Prize-winning conjurer of exhilaratingly elusive and often moving sound worlds — did have a rich community of artistic collaborators.

From New York Times

The script was now in the hands of the conjurers, the magicians, the scientists and that is what people want to hear about.

From Los Angeles Times

Anansi and Br’er Rabbit get their way through clever dissembling, despite being smaller and physically weaker than their compatriots; conjurers use sorcery and a knowledge of their more literal roots: herbal medicine.

From New York Times