Definition of magician
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: one who performs tricks of illusion and sleight of hand
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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 of magician from the Web
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Entertainment includes classic car cruise nights, magicians, movies on the beach, bands, as well as fireworks held on various nights throughout the summer.
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The show concluded with one of the magician’s signature tricks, ‘‘Lucky #13.’’ Copperfield chose 13 random audience members to participate in the illusion.
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Jonathan even spent time designing illusions for magicians, according to Glamour.
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Matilda, a Red Pyle chicken who acted as an assistant for magician Keith Barton, lived to be 16 years old and was certified as the World's Oldest Chicken by Guinness World Records.
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Easley's Fun Shop began as a magic shop and still offers plenty of products for budding magicians.
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Leviathan by John Layman and Nick Pitarra: A group of unthinking quasi-magicians accidentally conjure up a demonic monster out to destroy all life on Earth.
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Back in 2015 the Houston Chronicle's Leah Binkovitz spoke to a handful of magicians who performed at the club.
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Xie comes across as a magician of perspective and scale, troubled by her own virtuosic illusions.
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First Known Use of magician
14th century
magician Synonyms
Related Words
enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress;
medicine man, shaman, shamanist, witch doctor;
crystal gazer, diviner, foreseer, fortune-teller, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, seer, soothsayer;
MAGICIAN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of magician for English Language Learners
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: a person who has the power to make impossible things happen
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: a performer who does tricks that seem to be impossible
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: a person who has amazing skills
MAGICIAN Defined for Kids
Definition of magician for Students
: a person skilled in performing tricks or illusions
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