magicians

noun

plural of magician
1
as in sorcerers
a person skilled in using supernatural forces the magician was able to summon the birds of the air and the beasts of the field with a simple spell

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2
as in conjurers
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat

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Recent Examples of magicians Whether magicians, thieves, or just fed up citizens, somebody has made an entire city’s worth of ALPRs vanish in the night. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Live music, magicians, a mini parade, and more than 400 vendors transform the avenue into a giant block party. — Barbara Noe Kennedy, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026 And the joint also was lousy with magicians, not all of whom were performing. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The performances, featuring everything from card tricks and mentalism to sword swallowing, will showcase a rotating cast of magicians who may be early in their careers but have big aspirations. — Lizzie Hyman, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 The restaurant’s cliff divers, magicians, puppeteers and roving performers have been bargaining with management for more than a year, after officially voting to unionize in November 2024. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 9 July 2026 At the suggestion of a talent scout, the German magicians moved to Vegas in 1967. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026 El Ojos Del Cóndor is the third time the Gutiérrez brothers worked with Auerbach and his Easy Eye crew of sonic magicians in Nashville. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magicians
  1. sorcerers
  2. conjurers
  3. mages
  4. wizards
  5. witches
Noun
  • The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • But that apprehension is directed toward monsters, goddesses, sorcerers, and nymphs.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
Definition of sorcerers
Noun
  • Their conjurers, who refuse to accept the rules of the real world, can also be great fun to read about.
    — Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Definition of conjurers
Noun
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Wizards, or mages (as the group has commonly referred to Eleven), develop their powers using arcane magic to cast powerful spells.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
Definition of mages
Noun
  • Oh, this is the Wizards Guild of America, an entirely different organization of wizards.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The wizards did have some help from legacy actors, including Jennifer Stone as Harper Finkle and Gregg Sulkin as Mason Greyback, in the closer.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of wizards
Noun
  • The story follows an aspiring witch, Coco, who finds herself in the center of an ideological conflict between two factions between the Pointed Hats and the Brimmed Caps witches.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • King and Williams are playing the next generation of witches as Kylie and Antonia Owens, daughters of Sally (Bullock).
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of witches

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