NOUN | person | magician, prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience |
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person | magician, sorcerer, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist | one who practices magic or sorcery |
Sounds | mahjhih'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience. | |
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Synonyms | prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist | |
Narrower | escapologist, escape expert | An entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping |
mind reader, telepathist, thought-reader | A magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) | |
Broader | performer, performing artist | An entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience |
Spanish | ilusionista, mago, prestidigitadora, prestidigitador | |
Catalan | il·lusionista, mag, prestidigitador | |
Nouns | magic | an illusory feat |
Meaning | One who practices magic or sorcery. | |
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Synonyms | sorcerer, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist | |
Instances | Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, Giuseppe Balsamo | Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) |
Narrower | enchanter | A sorcerer or magician |
exorcist, exorciser | someone who practices exorcism | |
magus | A magician or sorcerer of ancient times | |
sorceress | A woman sorcerer | |
witch doctor | someone who is believed to heal through magical powers | |
Broader | occultist | A believer in occultism |
Spanish | bruja, brujo, encantadora, encantador, hechicero, maga, mago, taumaturgo | |
Catalan | bruixot, fetiller, màgic, mag | |
Nouns | magic | any art that invokes supernatural powers |
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