magician
[muh-jish-uh n]
- an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; conjurer.
- a person who is skilled in magic; sorcerer.
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Origin of magician
Synonyms
See more synonyms for magician on Thesaurus.com2. necromancer, enchanter, wizard.
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Examples from the Web for magician
Contemporary Examples
He was a magician, an invisible teller of tales with the power to make my sides ache without telling a single joke.
But I remember the first week when Nigel called me the magician of dance.
Sara was pregnant, and the magician had to decide whether it was time to lay his cards down.
Possible redemption comes in the form of Orlando (Jeremy Renner), a magician determined to save Ewa from a live of privation.
Cannes Diary: James Gray’s ‘The Immigrant,’ Starring Marion Cotillard, ShinesRichard Porton
May 25, 2013
In this clip, Lucille insists she loves all her children equally, but reveals her true feelings on her son, the magician.
Historical Examples
If you did it without that, you are a magician, as Hope once called you.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
He stood like a magician, controlling the phantoms which he had evoked.
The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales")Nathaniel Hawthorne
The African magician I find it very difficult to exclude from my Wigwam too.
The Uncommercial TravellerCharles Dickens
The magician allowed them to do so, and since he had no choice, made the best of it.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
When they stopped they found they had reached the palace of the magician.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
magician
- another term for conjuror
- a person who practises magic
- a person who has extraordinary skill, influence, or qualities
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Word Origin and History for magician
n.
late 14c., from Old French magiciien "magician, sorcerer," from magique (see magic (n.)).
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