as in magician
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
tried to figure out how the illusionist made his assistant disappear from the stage
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Recent Examples of illusionist
Morse, a big man who looks a little bit like the illusionist Ricky Jay and has a similar no-nonsense demeanor, is moved to tears by the news.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
The movie sees the Four Horsemen reunite and bring three talented young illusionists onboard for a high-stakes diamond heist.
—EW.com, 9 June 2025
More than anything, there was a level of fatigue that left him questioning whether Derren Brown, the famous UK TV illusionist, had secretly popped in to hypnotise him.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Back in 2011, the illusionist Derren Brown released a four-part series for Channel 4 called The Experiments.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
The movie sees the Four Horsemen reunite and bring three talented young illusionists onboard for a high-stakes diamond heist.
—EW.com, 9 June 2025
More than anything, there was a level of fatigue that left him questioning whether Derren Brown, the famous UK TV illusionist, had secretly popped in to hypnotise him.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Back in 2011, the illusionist Derren Brown released a four-part series for Channel 4 called The Experiments.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for illusionist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illusionist
magician
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Two young, passionate magicians, Robert Angier (Jackman), a charismatic showman, and Alfred Borden (Bale), a gifted illusionist, are friends and partners until one fateful night when their biggest trick goes terribly wrong.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Illusionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illusionist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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