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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There’s a fact of Connecticut life that the allocation conjurers ignored. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 June 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 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 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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