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thaumaturge

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thau⋅ma⋅turge

  [thaw-muh-turj]
–noun
a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
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Also, thau⋅ma⋅tur⋅gist.

Origin:
1705–15; back formation from thaumaturgic
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thau·ma·turge   (thô'mə-tûrj')   
n.  A performer of miracles or magic feats.

[Greek thaumatourgos : thauma, thaumat-, wonder + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

thaumaturge 
1621 (implied in thaumaturgical), from Mod.L., from Gk. thaumatourgos "wonder-working, conjurer," from thauma (gen. thaumatos) "wonder, wonderous thing," prop. "a thing to look at" (from root of theater, q.v.) + ergon "work" (see urge (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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