noun
magician
muh-JISH-uhn/məˈdʒɪʃn/
A person credited with producing seemingly impossible effects.
The magician draws a long silk ribbon from an apparently empty hat.
Etymology
A magician was originally someone skilled in magic or sorcery. The word later extended to performers of sleight of hand, shifting the emphasis from supernatural powers to the entertaining appearance of them.
In context
this trick performed on Britain's Got Talent is one notch higher the magician performed a trick in which he first swallows Amanda's engagement ring
More examples
- The magicians invite a volunteer onto the stage.
- In the story, a magician turns the prince into a frog.
- Our mechanic is a magician when it comes to old engines.
Forms
magician · magicians
magic noun — The art of producing seemingly impossible effects.
Similar words
- illusionist
- Specifically a performer who creates deceptive effects, not supernatural powers.
- sorcerer
- Someone believed to wield supernatural powers rather than perform tricks.