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单词 magicians
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magician

noun

ma·​gi·​cian mə-ˈji-shən How to pronounce magician (audio)
1
: one skilled in magic
especially : sorcerer
2
: one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand

Synonyms

  • charmer
  • conjurer
  • conjuror
  • enchanter
  • mage
  • Magian
  • magus
  • necromancer
  • sorcerer
  • voodoo
  • voodooist
  • witch
  • wizard
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Example Sentences

The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat. She is a magician on the basketball court.
Recent Examples on the Web After becoming the first magician to win AGT in 2014, Franco has had a residency at The LINQ Hotel in Vegas since 2015, in addition to making guest appearances on AGT over the years. Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 The magician makes most of the story disappear, as part of one of his tricks, then moves on, presumably to do the same to another citizen of the Unifactor. Sam Thielman, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2022 He's also spent his life searching for love and fulfillment, because the show makes clear that Dee is the illegitimate son of Sir Roderick Burgess (Charles Dance), the magician who initially captured Morpheus and imprisoned him for decades. Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2022 This has been a summer of Democratic legislative mastery as Biden, Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer have pulled bill after bill out of a magician’s hat. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 22 Aug. 2022 Also back this year are the obstacle course, castle/slide for toddlers, music, games, a magician, a fall train layout, food, the popular pumpkin patch, balloon twisters, a corn roast, food and a bake sale. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021 The series picks up as a something of a hybrid between a mad scientist and a petty magician named Burgess (Charles Dance) captures Dream for decades, leaving his kingdom in ruins. Joe George, Men's Health, 6 Aug. 2022 Another image features the couple posing next to a magician from the establishment. Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2022 There’s this writer Josephine McCarthy who’s a British magician and works in the realm of visionary magic. Sadie Dupuis, SPIN, 27 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

magician

noun

ma·​gi·​cian mə-ˈji-shən How to pronounce magician (audio)
: a person skilled in performing tricks or illusions

magicians

noun

plural of magician
1
as in sorcerers
a person skilled in using supernatural forces the magician was able to summon the birds of the air and the beasts of the field with a simple spell

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sorcerers
  • mages
  • wizards
  • witches
  • conjurers
  • warlocks
  • magi
  • enchanters
  • shamans
  • necromancers
  • conjurors
  • charmers
  • voodooists
  • voodoos
  • occultists
  • sorceresses
  • prophets
  • Magians
  • diviners
  • hags
  • seers
  • soothsayers
  • enchantresses
  • witch doctors
  • exorcists
  • thaumaturges
  • medicine men
  • theurgists
  • wonder-workers
  • thaumaturgists
  • shamanists
  • fortune-tellers
  • prognosticators
  • exorcisers
  • hexes
  • crystal gazers
  • foreseers
  • mediums
  • media
  • prophesiers
2
as in conjurers
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • conjurers
  • illusionists
  • enchanters
  • tricksters
  • conjurors
  • prestidigitators
  • charmers
  • enchantresses
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