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ma⋅gi⋅cian

[muh-jish-uhn]
–noun
1. an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; conjurer.
2. a person who is skilled in magic; sorcerer.

Origin:
1350–1400; magic + -ian; r. ME magicien < MF


2. necromancer, enchanter, wizard.
ma·gi·cian   (mə-jĭsh'ən)   
n.  
  1. A sorcerer; a wizard.
  2. One who performs magic for entertainment or diversion.
  3. One whose formidable skill or art seems to be magical: a magician with words.

Magician

Ma*gi"cian\, n. [F. magicien. See Magic, n.] One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.
Language Translation for : magician
Spanish: mago,
German: der Zauberer,
Japanese: 魔術師

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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