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magician Definition

ma·gi·cian (mə jis̸hən)

noun

an expert in magic; specif.,

  1. a sorcerer; wizard
  2. a performer skilled in sleight of hand, illusions, etc.

Etymology: ME magicien < OFr

magician Synonyms

magician

n.

  1. Wizard

    enchanter, necromancer, conjurer, seer, soothsayer, diviner, evocator, sorcerer, warlock, medicine man, talismanic, powwow, voodoo, Magian, Shaman, exorcist; see also prophet, witch.

  2. Illusionist

    conjurer, sleight-of-hand performer, escape artist, prestidigitator, Houdini.

magician Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fool: When was the last time a coin in bottle routine fooled magician after magician?
  • hire: For the larger wedding you may decide to hire another magician to ensure that everyone can join in the spectacle.

Converse of subject

  • entertain: All the children were entertained by a magician, and Father Christmas made a surprise guest appearance to hand out presents.

Adjective modifier

  • accomplished: Understanding the theory behind this rich Western tradition is crucial to becoming an accomplished magician.
  • best-known: Everybody's Magic is a collection of easy to perform magic tricks from some of the best-known magicians in the UK.
  • ceremonial: A former musician and businessman, Chic has been a practicing ceremonial magician for the past thirty years.
  • amateur: The Thumb Tip is commonly used by amateur magicians.
  • Egyptian: Then next, at least in the first cycle, there's the response of the Egyptian magicians who stand with Pharaoh.
  • talented: He was a knowledgeable and talented magician, as well as a gentle, ethical man who worked to help others.

Modifies a noun

  • trick: Since I never committed my shapes to paper he could not have watched my arm or used any magicians tricks.

Noun used with modifier

  • close-up: We stock Fire Magic Tricks for both stage magic or close-up magicians.
  • master: At Wizard School, master magician Andrew Mayne will teach you sixteen different acts of wizardry.
  • comedy: He started as a comedy magician but soon realized that being a comic is his true vocation.
  • stage: I asked him what he thought about people who said he was a mere stage magician.

Possessives

  • wand: But the magician's wand is an embryo scepter, and historical kings still retain many trappings from their magic office.
  • rope: Instructions include 10 tricks and knots with magician's rope.
  • trick: This was not some clever but ultimately meaningless stunt like a magician's trick at a children's party.
  • hat: That horse-box was like a magician's hat; horses just kept on coming out of it.
  • daughter: The young boy and the magician's daughter grow very fond of each other.

Possessives

  • Pharaoh: From the point of view of faith no one is interested in the names of Pharaoh's magicians.
magician Quotes

All things that move between the quiet poles Shall be at my command: emperors and kings Are but obeyed in their several provinces, Nor can they raise the wind, or rend the clouds; But his dominion that exceeds in this Stretcheth as far as doth the mind of man; A sound magician is a demi-god.

—Marlowe, Christopher