magician

[ muh-jish-uhn ]

noun

1. an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; conjurer.
2. a person who is skilled in magic; sorcerer.

   Synonyms: necromancer, wizard, enchanter

magician

/ məˈdʒɪʃən /

noun

1. See conjuror
   another term for conjuror
2. a person who practises magic
3. a person who has extraordinary skill, influence, or qualities

Word History and Origins

Origin of magician¹

1350–1400; magic + -ian; replacing Middle English magicien < Middle French

Example Sentences

Wynn also paid $18 million to create an 88-acre animal habitat for the magicians outside Las Vegas.

From Washington Post

Matthew’s word Magi is a vague clue, since it can mean astronomers, wise men or magicians and was applied to people from all over.

From Time

They started calling it Al’s Magic Shop, and then a lot of professional magicians started hanging around, and before I knew it, I was in the magic business.

From Washington Post

In the backroom, behind a curtain, masters of the craft such as Tony Slydini and Dai Vernon conducted private demonstrations for aspiring magicians.

From Washington Post

Commercial execs at social video app Triller are like those magicians.

From Digiday

He was a magician, an invisible teller of tales with the power to make my sides ache without telling a single joke.

From The Daily Beast

But I remember the first week when Nigel called me the magician of dance.

From The Daily Beast

After Fajuri acquired the box last year, he began gathering other memorabilia of the late, great magician.

From The Daily Beast

“There was a time when he was just sort of another dead magician,” Culliton says.

From The Daily Beast

Sara was pregnant, and the magician had to decide whether it was time to lay his cards down.

From The Daily Beast

He made me think of an old time magician more than anything, and I felt that with a touch of his wand he could transform us all.

From Project Gutenberg

As if a magician's wand had touched him, the garland of roses transformed him into a vision of Oriental beauty.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, sorcery of the most wonderful magician of letters the world has seen since Shakespeare!

From Project Gutenberg

Is it quite true that Simon, called the Magician, was adored among the Romans?

From Project Gutenberg

Such was the Roman divinity which for so many ages was taken for Simon the Magician.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• charmer
• genius
• virtuoso
• witch
• wizard