conjurer

noun

con·​jur·​er ˈkän-jər-ər How to pronounce conjurer (audio)
ˈkən-
variants or conjuror
1
: one that practices magic arts : wizard
2
: one that performs feats of sleight of hand and illusion : magician, juggler

Examples of conjurer in a Sentence

in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week
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Smoke reconnects, in one of the film’s most lusty moments (there are quite a few), with Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), an old flame who’s also a Hoodoo conjurer. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 The most captivating of the three love stories is Smoke’s reunion with Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), a Hoodoo conjurer and Orisha spiritual healer who runs a small plantation store, where their infant son is buried outside under an oak tree. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025 So, Coogler took those familiar archetypes — the Hoodoo conjurer, the woman who can pass as white, the shop owners, the musical prodigy whose dad is a preacher, the old blues musician who is constantly self-soothing, and even the Smokestack twins — and gave them new depth. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025 But Pochettino is not just a conjurer of other people’s emotions. Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conjurer

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of conjurer was in the 14th century

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“Conjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjurer. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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