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MAGICIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Synonyms:

conjurer; conjuror; illusionist; magician; prestidigitator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("magician" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magician"):

escape expert; escapologist (an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping)

mind reader; telepathist; thought-reader (a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice))

Derivation:

magic (an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One who practices magic or sorcery

Synonyms:

magician; necromancer; sorcerer; thaumaturge; thaumaturgist; wizard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("magician" is a kind of...):

occultist (a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magician"):

enchanter (a sorcerer or magician)

exorciser; exorcist (someone who practices exorcism)

magus (a magician or sorcerer of ancient times)

sorceress (a woman sorcerer)

witch doctor (someone who is believed to heal through magical powers)

Instance hyponyms:

Cagliostro; Count Alessandro di Cagliostro; Giuseppe Balsamo (Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795))

Derivation:

magic (any art that invokes supernatural powers)

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