conjuror
Britishnoun
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a person who practises conjuring, esp for people's entertainment
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a person who practises magic; sorcerer
Example Sentences
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At a boarding house, he meets a conjuror named Bynum Walker, who tells him that in order to face and overcome the demons that torment him, he must find his song.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2022
There was his mother, a conjuror of hilarious pranks.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021
Randi later insisted that he did not accuse Geller of fraudulence, but merely demonstrated that bending cutlery could be performed by a conjuror, usually by pre-treating the utensil and using sleight-of-hand.
From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2020
Fellow conjuror David Blaine is a part of the effort.
From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2016
I was thinking within myself how utterly inexplicable was my colloquy with the conjuror, so cavalierly dismissed by Monsieur Carmaignac as a "fool;" and the more I thought the more marvellous it seemed.
From In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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