as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
in Shakespeare's The Tempest, Prospero is a benevolent Magian who rules over an enchanted tropical island
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Transformed into a swan by the evil sorcerer Rothbart, Odette and Siegfried's love faces an impossible battle against dark forces.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
22 July 2025 -
What If Every Company Had a Chief Imagination Officer? Imagine a world where executives aren’t just spreadsheet sorcerers but story carriers.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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What Happened in The Witcher Season 3 Ending? The Witcher Season 3 ends with Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer all separated after being defeated by the mage Vilgefortz.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
Noun
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They host magician David Reed-Brown and children will love the magic tricks during dinner.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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For entertainment, the Stolp Island Block Party will have a live band, Saint Astro, in addition to the If These Walls Could Talk Artist Showcase, a magician, Boonz Balloons, face painting and a craft station for children, organizers said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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Entertainment Weekly has learned that a new group of actors are taking over the iconic roles for Pottermore Publishing and Audible's productions of J.K. Rowling's original seven books about the young boy wizard.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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More than 600 million books about the boy wizard have been sold whilst the 11 movies about them have grossed $9.7 billion and the latest Potter videogame generated $850 million in just its first two weeks.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Magian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Magian. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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