conjure man
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of conjure man
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Example Sentences
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In the production, which will reopen April 7 at the Los Angeles Theater Center, Roscoe Lee Browne does an impressive star turn as the "conjure man" Bynum.
From Time Magazine Archive
That Washington was a conjure man, for sure.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
I half expected to see vendors selling cinnamon water, boiled sweets, and currant cakes, and a conjure man who could juggle two balls and a stool.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
When he couldn't git me to pay him no heed hisself, he went to a old conjure man and got him to put a spell on me.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
"We just call him Old Pappy—he's a preacher, and some folks say a conjure man, too."
From The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois
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