magician

noun

ma·gi·cian mə-ˈji-shən

Synonyms of magician next

: one skilled in magic

especially : sorcerer

: one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand

Example Sentences

The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat. She is a magician on the basketball court.

Recent Examples on the Web Famed magician David Copperfield befriended her in her later years, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. —

Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023 Gloria Dea, known as Las Vegas' first magician performer, has died at 100 years old, multiple outlets confirm. —

Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023 Ever the showman, Midgley performed an act worthy of a vaudeville magician onstage at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in 1930, inhaling a cloud of the gas and then exhaling to blow out a candle — thus demonstrating Freon’s nontoxicity and its nonflammability. —

Steven Johnson, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023 Aidan Bryant's journey on 'America's Got Talent' Bryant lost in 2021 to magician Dustin Tavella. —

Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023 Like stage magicians, these technologies exploit the weaknesses in the evolutionary features of our minds. —

Pascal Bornet, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023 Penn & Teller: Famed magician duo Penn & Teller are on tour and bringing their unique blend of illusions, magic, comedy and drama to Harrah’s in Valley Center. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023 The Magic of Puck, but the duo were unable to fool magician duo Penn & Teller. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2023 This under-$10 tool is a core stabilizer magician. —

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