magician
noun
ma·gi·cian
mə-ˈji-shən 
Synonyms
Examples of magician in a Sentence
The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
She is a magician on the basketball court.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hair magician Laura Beth Cabott — laurabethartistry on Instagram — a member of Mahomes’ glam squad, received her own batch of kudos for creating the look.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Her next project will be the drama The Extraordinary Farewell, a film about a magician on the night of his final performance.
06 of 08
Sharif Atkins as Clinton Jones
Sharif Atkins portrays FBI agent Clinton Jones, who helps the team with their missions and often works surveillance duty.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The season success rate of 31.5 percent was the lowest since 1999-2000, when magician Steve Fisher’s first team hit just 29.9 percent of its attempts.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
With his distinctively goofy/gravelly voice, Jason Mantzoukas plays the confused, slightly tragic, bisexual magician Jay Bilzerian.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Asked how their one-night stands are going, Zeno has to make up something fast and claims a tryst with a magician who did magic tricks with her mouth.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
The magicians Siegfried and Roy made their Las Vegas debut there, and the resort's Blue Room venue was the stage for many of jazz's greatest musicians during the 1960s.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
The inventor, Gus Searcy, was a professional magician who owned a 7-Eleven at age 21, had a world champion frisbee-catching dog, invented a cannon to feed fish from a submarine, and, somehow the least surprising tidbit, wrote a motivational book.
—Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
Among them are Luke Kirby, who played Lenny Bruce in Maisel, and Gideon Glick, who had a small role as the magician Alfie.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Her next project will be the drama The Extraordinary Farewell, a film about a magician on the night of his final performance.
06 of 08
Sharif Atkins as Clinton Jones
Sharif Atkins portrays FBI agent Clinton Jones, who helps the team with their missions and often works surveillance duty.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The season success rate of 31.5 percent was the lowest since 1999-2000, when magician Steve Fisher’s first team hit just 29.9 percent of its attempts.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
With his distinctively goofy/gravelly voice, Jason Mantzoukas plays the confused, slightly tragic, bisexual magician Jay Bilzerian.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
Asked how their one-night stands are going, Zeno has to make up something fast and claims a tryst with a magician who did magic tricks with her mouth.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
The magicians Siegfried and Roy made their Las Vegas debut there, and the resort's Blue Room venue was the stage for many of jazz's greatest musicians during the 1960s.
—Becky Sullivan, NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
The inventor, Gus Searcy, was a professional magician who owned a 7-Eleven at age 21, had a world champion frisbee-catching dog, invented a cannon to feed fish from a submarine, and, somehow the least surprising tidbit, wrote a motivational book.
—Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
Among them are Luke Kirby, who played Lenny Bruce in Maisel, and Gideon Glick, who had a small role as the magician Alfie.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magician. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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magician
noun
ma·gi·cian
mə-ˈjish-ən
1
: a person skilled in magic
especially
: sorcerer
2
: a performer of tricks of illusion
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