magician
ma·gi·cian (mə jis̸h′ən)
noun
an expert in magic; specif.,
- a sorcerer; wizard
- a performer skilled in sleight of hand, illusions, etc.
Etymology: ME magicien < OFr
magician
n.
Wizard
enchanter, necromancer, conjurer, seer, soothsayer, diviner, evocator, sorcerer, warlock, medicine man, talismanic, powwow, voodoo, Magian, Shaman, exorcist; see also prophet, witch.Illusionist
conjurer, sleight-of-hand performer, escape artist, prestidigitator, Houdini.
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.
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.
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