noun
magician
muh-JIH-shuhn
noun
1
A performer of illusions and tricks designed to look like magic.
"The magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat to the audience's delight."
2
A person believed to practice real magic or sorcery, especially in fiction and folklore.
"In the legend, an old magician guards the entrance to the enchanted forest."
3
Someone remarkably skilled at a craft, as if by magic.
"Their new coach is a real magician when it comes to turning struggling players around."
How to Use Magician
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA stage performer of magic tricks, a fictional sorcerer, or (informally) someone amazingly skilled.
Common pairings
a stage magician
a real magician
Word Forms
magicians plural
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Etymology
From Middle French magicien, from magique ("magic").