prestidigitator
noun
a person who practices prestidigitation, especially as a job; stage magician.
prestidigitators
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pluralof prestidigitator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His new book, "How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters," isn't a how-to for aspiring prestidigitators.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2021
As a showman, Mr. Brown has none of the smarminess of Las Vegas prestidigitators or carnival hucksters.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2019
These glitzy prestidigitators — not to be confused with the “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” crowd — have returned to Broadway with more patter, more magic, more questionable outfits.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
The utterly unrestrained duping of investors, the smug complacency of the great financial prestidigitators are all shown.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may indeed be highly finished, the more highly in proportion to its brevity, but the clever word-juggling of such prestidigitators as Poe and Verlaine is perilous.
From A Study of Poetry by Bliss Perry
