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or conjuror
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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
Annie is the community’s spiritual leader, a Hoodoo conjurer, herbalist and healer.
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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
My first port of call was a workbench commanded by Marianna de Sanctis, who wore white gloves, like a conjuror or a croupier.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
To a Roman, especially one who found herself far from home, the taste of garum must have been an instant conjurer of memories happy and sad, childhood, grandparents, places, events, conversations, journeys, feuds and reconciliations that made a Roman uniquely Roman.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
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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
My first port of call was a workbench commanded by Marianna de Sanctis, who wore white gloves, like a conjuror or a croupier.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
To a Roman, especially one who found herself far from home, the taste of garum must have been an instant conjurer of memories happy and sad, childhood, grandparents, places, events, conversations, journeys, feuds and reconciliations that made a Roman uniquely Roman.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjurer
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Perched in the Hollywood Hills, the Magic Castle is one of Los Angeles’ most unusual landmarks, boasting a private society for magicians tucked inside a mansion known as the Holly Chateau.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The evening features silent and live auctions, raffle prizes, a photo booth, a four-course dinner, signature drinks, entertainment with magician David Ranalli and stories about animal rescues and second chances, organizers said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Musing about unintended consequences, Oosterhoff mentioned the myth of Pandora’s box and Goethe’s tale of the sorcerer’s apprentice.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
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Every version of Merlin the wizard, spanning an expansive gender spectrum.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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The English actor married Persia White — who played Abby Bennett, one of the famous Bennett witches and the mother to Kat Graham's character, Bonnie.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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In Absolute Wonder Woman, drawn by Hayden, who is also part of this artistic new wave, Diana Prince is raised in Hades by the sorceress Circe to be a witch, not on Paradise Island by caring Amazonians, and flies on a skeleton horse.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Conjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjurer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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