One who works marvels by the aid of magic or witchcraft, a magician, wizard, sorcerer (obsolete); one who plays tricks by sleight of hand; a…
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释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer (49) jugglera1100 One who works marvels by the aid of magic or witchcraft, a magician, wizard, sorcerer (obsolete); one who plays tricks by sleight of hand; a… tregetour1340 One who works magic or plays tricks by sleight of hand; a conjurer; a juggler; hence, a trickster, a deceiver. hey-passa1593 In phrases, sometimes treated as words. an exclamation of jugglers commanding an article to move: often joined with repass. Hence as a name for the… prestigiator1595 A person who practises prestigiation; a conjurer; (also) †a deceiver, a cheat (obsolete). baffler1606 A juggler, trickster; a trifler. Obsolete. feat-worker1617 hocus-pocus1624 A conjuror, juggler. (In 17th cent. frequently as proper name or nickname of a conjuror.) Also transferred a trickster. Obsolete. hocus1647 A conjuror, juggler. Obsolete. chirosophist1652 One who practises sleight of hand. Obsolete. fascinator1677 A person who, or animal which, has the power or faculty of rendering a person or animal unable to move, escape, or resist, esp. by means of a gaze… legerdemain1696 A person who performs sleight-of-hand conjuring tricks; a conjuror. Cf. legerdemainist, n. Obsolete. prestidigitator1712 A person who practises sleight of hand or legerdemain; a conjuror; a juggler. Also in extended use. conjurer1727 One who practises legerdemain; a juggler. sleight-of-hand man1757 In sense ‘using or employing sleight of hand’, as sleight-of-hand man, sleight-of-hand professor, etc. nimble-fingers1781 (applied to) a juggler. sleight-of-hand professor1801 In sense ‘using or employing sleight of hand’, as sleight-of-hand man, sleight-of-hand professor, etc. legerdemainist1830 A person who performs conjuring tricks; a magician, a conjuror. Also in extended use: a person who engages in subtle deception or manipulation. Cf. l… magician1834 figurative. A person who exercises a power compared to that of magic. illusionist1850 One who produces illusions; spec. a conjuror or sleight-of-hand performer. jongleura1851 = juggler, n. 2. wizard1859 A professional conjuror. U.S. Obsolete. deceptionist1883 one who performs feats of illusion; a juggler. mentalist1906 A person characterized by regard for or use of the mental faculties. A magician who performs feats which apparently demonstrate extraordinary mental… Subcategories:— female (2) — types of (12) — assistant (1) — association of (1) — bag (1) — pretended magical powder (3) — other accessories (4) — specific catch-word (1) — name for exclamation used (1) |
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