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单词 legerdemainist
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legerdemainistn.

Brit. /ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪnɪst/, U.S. /ˌlɛdʒərdəˈmeɪnəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legerdemain n., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < legerdemain n. + -ist suffix.
A person who performs conjuring tricks; a magician, a conjuror. Also in extended use: a person who engages in subtle deception or manipulation. Cf. legerdemain n.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer
jugglera1100
tregetour1340
hey-passa1593
prestigiator1595
baffler1606
feat-worker1617
hocus-pocus1624
hocus1647
chirosophist1652
fascinator1677
legerdemain1696
prestidigitator1712
conjurer1727
sleight-of-hand man1757
nimble-fingers1781
sleight-of-hand professor1801
legerdemainist1830
magician1834
illusionist1850
jongleura1851
wizard1859
deceptionist1883
mentalist1906
1830 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 19 June 415/1 Soon after a Legerdemainist occupied my attention with his exploits.
1891 Critic (N.Y.) 31 Jan. 57/2 The handkerchief tricks of the legerdemainist.
1962 G. Dorsey Christopher of San Francisco xii. 93 The next day he dubbed the mayor ‘a political legerdemainist..whose bag of tricks is about to crumble over his foolish head’.
1995 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 6 Jan. (Day & Night) 2 [The Californian magician is] acknowledged as one of the funniest legerdemainists in the world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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