magician (məˈdʒɪʃən) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another term for conjuror |
| 2. | a person who practises magic |
| 3. | a person who has extraordinary skill, influence, or qualities |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
magician
one who practices magic, sometimes considered the same as a sorcerer or witch. Conjurers are also sometimes called magicians, reflecting a historical confusion whereby legerdemain was considered to involve the supernatural. The name derives from the magus (q.v.), an ancient Persian priest, and the cognate maghdim, a Chaldean term meaning wisdom and philosophy.
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