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thaumaturgist

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thau⋅ma⋅turge

  [thaw-muh-turj]
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–noun
a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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