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

Then, in early 2023, when Oppenheim was in town to shoot a commercial, Fielder — who grew up wanting to be a magician — took him to the Magic Castle.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026
Abruptly moving on, like a magician preventing his audience from lingering on his last trick, Alex pulled out a tablet, holding it up to me.

— Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of magician

Noun

While much of the plot still remains hidden in the eastern European nation of Latveria, it is known to feature heroes from different timelines that team-up to fight the universe-shattering peril of a sorcerer scientist named Doctor Doom.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
It's based on a Russian fairy tale called the Firebird, which is about a young prince who rescues a coterie of princesses from an evil sorcerer.

— Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 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

For once, the senseless rioting in Springfield is correct, because Marge, along with Patty and Selma, are actually witches.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
In the Buendías’ legacy of love and betrayal, loyalty and idealism, there was domestic and political violence, but there was also ice in the middle of the jungle and a sickness that put the whole town to sleep and girls that became witches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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