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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
The magician and mentalist is known for such feats of endurance as burying himself alive for seven days and holding his breath for more than 17 minutes.
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Jenelle Riley, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Blending magic with travel and cultural exploration, the series pairs Blaine with magicians from around the world.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Enjoy the Easter family fun including children’s craft activity, face painting, balloon artist and magician doing amazing tricks.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 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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Jenelle Riley, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Blending magic with travel and cultural exploration, the series pairs Blaine with magicians from around the world.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Enjoy the Easter family fun including children’s craft activity, face painting, balloon artist and magician doing amazing tricks.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 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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The movie is about a young man with magical powers who travels to his uncle with the request to fight his sorcerer father.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Weaver is making her West End stage debut as storm-creating sorcerer Prospero in The Tempest.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 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
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In addition, some mages have a unique ability tied to their soul, called a Codex.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Metaphor ReFantazio takes place in a fantasy kingdom after a powerful and cunning mage murders the realm’s king.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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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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The play asks the vital question of when a witch hunt becomes a witch hunt — but also invites us to ponder who gets declared a witch, who are the hunters, and who deserves to be hunted.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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My hair resembled that of a cartoon witch: thin, brittle, overly straight, and falling out in alarming amounts.—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magician. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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