Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sorcerer; a wizard.
- noun One who performs magic for entertainment or diversion.
- noun One whose formidable skill or art seems to be magical.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the Magi or priestly caste of ancient Persia.
- noun One skilled in magic; a wizard; an enchanter; a conjurer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.
- noun An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who plays with or practices allegedly
supernatural magic . - noun A
spiritualist or practitioner ofmystic arts (often derogatory). - noun A performer of
tricks or anescapologist . - noun An amazingly talented
craftsman orscientist . - noun A person who
astounds , is anenigma .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word magician appears some twelve times in the Bible.
Zolar’s Magick Of Color Simon 1994
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The word magician appears some twelve times in the Bible.
Zolar’s Magick Of Color Simon 1994
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The word magician appears some twelve times in the Bible.
Zolar’s Magick Of Color Simon 1994
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The word magician appears some twelve times in the Bible.
Zolar’s Magick Of Color Simon 1994
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He admitted that the term magician was not as clearly delineated as witch and poisoner28.
To Prevent a "Shipwreck of Souls": Johann Weyer and "De Praestigiis Daemonum." Elisa Slattery Elisa Slattery 1994
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Actually, Mike, the magician is the one who can fix it when the magic smoke escapes!
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When a fellow magician is murdered, a series of events are set into motion that pull Nicodemus and his fellow students and teachers into a conflict far outside of their control.
April 2010 2010
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It's set in the early 60s, when a middle-aged magician is touring the fading vaudeville circuit and rock and roll and old age are nipping at his heels.
Michael Giltz: Toronto Film Fest Days 1 And 2: Midnight Madness Michael Giltz 2010
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A law of magic, for a magician, is a way to achieve a consequence from an action.
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Any second-rate magician knows most people will watch the hand that's moving, the hand the magician is looking at, and not the other hand.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word magician
JM was watching a magician driving down the road - then he turned into a drive way.
August 13, 2011