magician

noun

ma·​gi·​cian mə-ˈji-shən 

1

: one skilled in magic

especially : sorcerer

2

: one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand

Synonyms

• charmer
• conjurer
• conjuror
• enchanter
• mage
• Magian
• magus
• necromancer
• sorcerer
• voodoo
• voodooist
• witch
• wizard

Examples of magician in a Sentence

The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.

She is a magician on the basketball court.

Recent Examples on the Web

Play games and enjoy performances from magicians and jump rope aficionados at Animation Courtyard at Hollywood Studios, and the Big Top Bash over at Storybook Circus at the Magic Kindom is a full fledged dance party with stilt walkers and jugglers. —Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 May 2025

In a nod to Chicago’s long history of bartender magicians, bars will be set up as much for trickery as for cocktails. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025

German magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Horn in real life became Las Vegas stars along with their white lions and tigers. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025

There’s a literal circus on the campus with rotating shows filled with clowns and magicians. —Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for magician

• addition
• admission
• ambition
• attrition
• audition
• clinician
• cognition
• coition
• commission
• condition
• contrition
• dentition

Kids Definition

magician

noun

ma·​gi·​cian mə-ˈjish-ən 

1

: a person skilled in magic

especially : sorcerer

2

: a performer of tricks of illusion