magician
noun
ma·gi·cian
mə-ˈji-shən 
Examples of magician in a Sentence
The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
She is a magician on the basketball court.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
No-Look Hocus Pocus Watching Giannis throw no-look dimes is like seeing a magician pull rabbits out of hats—except the rabbit is usually Brook Lopez dunking on someone’s head.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Nobel laureates are at least 22 times more likely than the average scientists to have a side hobby as a magician, actor, dancer or some other type of performer.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s a mechanical magician named Perplexo (Hank Azaria).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magician. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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magician
noun
ma·gi·cian
mə-ˈjish-ən
1
: a person skilled in magic
especially
: sorcerer
2
: a performer of tricks of illusion
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