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or conjuror
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as in magician
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman
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as in illusionist
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week
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Recent Examples of conjurer
Annie is the community’s spiritual leader, a Hoodoo conjurer, herbalist and healer.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
There was a collective inhale as Kyle Abraham—founder, Artistic Director, conjurer—took the stage for a solo that reminded us why his company carries his name.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
My first port of call was a workbench commanded by Marianna de Sanctis, who wore white gloves, like a conjuror or a croupier.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
To a Roman, especially one who found herself far from home, the taste of garum must have been an instant conjurer of memories happy and sad, childhood, grandparents, places, events, conversations, journeys, feuds and reconciliations that made a Roman uniquely Roman.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
There was a collective inhale as Kyle Abraham—founder, Artistic Director, conjurer—took the stage for a solo that reminded us why his company carries his name.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
My first port of call was a workbench commanded by Marianna de Sanctis, who wore white gloves, like a conjuror or a croupier.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
To a Roman, especially one who found herself far from home, the taste of garum must have been an instant conjurer of memories happy and sad, childhood, grandparents, places, events, conversations, journeys, feuds and reconciliations that made a Roman uniquely Roman.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjurer
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There will also be snow play, cookie decorating, a stilt walker, bubble elf, face painters, balloon twisters, bounce houses, crafts and a magician with three shows.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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With three new magicians, plus the returns of Caplan and Mark Ruffalo’s Dylan (in a brief cameo), the Four Horsemen become eight by the end of the movie.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 Nov. 2025
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The land of sorcerers, dragons and savagery played out across eight gripping series, drawing millions of viewers into the fictional worlds of Westeros, Essos, and beyond.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The women in the corps are swans because of a spell cast on them by a sorcerer named von Rothbart.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
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If the equivalent story were set in 2025, Marty might be a video game wizard or a sudoku samurai.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2025
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The Party’s sweet, sensitive wizard, Will (who is definitely crushing on Mike) is taken into the Upside Down at the start of Stranger Things.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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At one point, Torres claimed he was possessed by a witch, according to the outlet, which cited the state’s attorney.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Some may seem strange, like Welsh winter festivities that often involve a horse's skull, while others might inspire you to travel to experience the holidays on the beach in Australia or witness Venice's canals taken over by gift-giving witches.—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Conjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjurer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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