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as in sorcerer
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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as in conjurer
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 magician
Children and adults could partake in a dance party, a petting zoo, face painting, games and an interactive bubble show by the magician and bubble artist Meadow Perry.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Aspiring volunteers are always needed, especially at Advocate in Oak Lawn, which has just nine magicians on its roster.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Once a guest demanded, and received, a magician; the hotel has the island’s only English-speaking Buddhist monk on speed dial; recently, a guest arrived at the hotel at 10 p.m. and wanted to propose to his girlfriend right away.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Lochlan starts downing drinks at an alarming rate, and when Chloe hands them party drugs to take, the little magician swallows a pill without hesitation.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Mar. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Aspiring volunteers are always needed, especially at Advocate in Oak Lawn, which has just nine magicians on its roster.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Once a guest demanded, and received, a magician; the hotel has the island’s only English-speaking Buddhist monk on speed dial; recently, a guest arrived at the hotel at 10 p.m. and wanted to propose to his girlfriend right away.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Lochlan starts downing drinks at an alarming rate, and when Chloe hands them party drugs to take, the little magician swallows a pill without hesitation.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magician
Noun
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There is the love of Irish and Mexican dance traditions, love challenged by evil sorcerers and family dynamics and the passionate love that ends in tragedy.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Players adopt alter egos, from warriors to sorcerers, who traverse worlds of mysticism and monsters.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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But Pochettino is not just a conjurer of other people’s emotions.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Why are conjurers of the imaginary being quizzed about the essence of the real, or even the meaning of life?—
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim,
The Dial,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2024
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Memoir Four Bloody Fingers Erica X Eisen The figure of the witch looms conspicuously large in Catalan—in the gardens, on the roof, in the heart of the mountain.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
5 Mar. 2025
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Her prairie witch carries the moral burdens of a bankrupt society that shames women and strips the land of its resources as well as its native inhabitants, leaving little for those left behind.—
Lauren LeBlanc,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magician. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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