magician
noun
ma·gi·cian
mə-ˈji-shən 
Examples of magician in a Sentence
The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
She is a magician on the basketball court.
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Caitlin White, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Entertainment will include children’s performer Andy Z, magician Dream Top, and the Ricky Roo & Friends Puppet Show.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
There was a band and dancers, even a magician roaming from table to table to entertain.
—Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes flautists, violinists, pianists, singers, dancers, magicians, comedians – and a lot more.
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Caitlin White, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Entertainment will include children’s performer Andy Z, magician Dream Top, and the Ricky Roo & Friends Puppet Show.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
There was a band and dancers, even a magician roaming from table to table to entertain.
—Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
That includes flautists, violinists, pianists, singers, dancers, magicians, comedians – and a lot more.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for magician
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magician. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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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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