Thesaurus results for CONJURER

conjurer

noun

ˈkän-jər-ər

variants or conjuror

Definition of conjurer

as in magician

a person skilled in using supernatural forces in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman

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as in illusionist

one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week

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Recent Examples of conjurer Supporting the lead characters is Annie (Mosaku), Smoke’s true love and the town’s trusted spiritual healer and Hoodoo conjurer. — Robert Lang, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025 Just as a conjurer saws a lady in half, the movie keeps dividing its characters and relationships. — Kirk Honeycutt, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025 Annie is the community’s spiritual leader, a Hoodoo conjurer, herbalist and healer. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 There was a collective inhale as Kyle Abraham—founder, Artistic Director, conjurer—took the stage for a solo that reminded us why his company carries his name. — Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conjurer

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Noun

The magician—and apparently her family, down through the generations—is responsible for keeping this creature at bay by binding it to a living body that remains immobile.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Young, who reached career highs in every major passing category last year, has been a magician in late-game situations.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of magician

Noun

After one season of sorcerer play calling, offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak took the Raiders’ head coaching job.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
The sorcerers, it was thought, targeted their victims by stealing bits of their hair, clothes, nails, or feces, and wrapping them in a bundle with leaves.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sorcerer

Noun

Months earlier, Andy accidentally entered a magical portal, became a mage and saved the realm, but no one at home believed him.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of mage

Noun

Yaga reimagines the witch, who is known to live in a hut on chicken legs and potentially is a murderous seductress or powerful enchantress, depending on the author of the tale.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
In order to meet 2026’s nostalgia quota, here’s a 28-years-later followup to the cult flop about margarita-loving sister witches starring Bullock and Nicole Kidman.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026

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