legerdemainist
ər noun
1.
sleight of hand.
2.
trickery; deception.
3.
any artful trick.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English legerdemeyn, lygarde de mayne < Middle French: literally, light of hand
1400–50; late Middle English legerdemeyn, lygarde de mayne < Middle French: literally, light of hand
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leg·er·de·main·ist, noun
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legerdemain (ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for sleight of hand |
| 2. | cunning deception or trickery |
| [C15: from Old French: light of hand] | |
| legerde'mainist | |
| —n | |
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| legerdemain (ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for sleight of hand |
| 2. | cunning deception or trickery |
| [C15: from Old French: light of hand] | |
| legerde'mainist | |
| —n | |
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