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
People wanted me to believe I had been conjured, but I did not believe it, and I told them I would eat all the stuff that a conjure man could bring.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
The conjure man was well known in every slave community.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 by Various
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