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or conjuror
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as in magician
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman
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as in illusionist
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week
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Recent Examples of conjurer
And one of its greatest conjurers of these mysteries is Isabelle Huppert.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Artists are soothsayers, time travelers, and conjurers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
The local doctor was really just a helpless conjurer, while the lazy village priest got endowed with unwarranted godlike powers.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Goth Shakira is a digital conjurer based in Los Angeles.
—Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Artists are soothsayers, time travelers, and conjurers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
The local doctor was really just a helpless conjurer, while the lazy village priest got endowed with unwarranted godlike powers.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Goth Shakira is a digital conjurer based in Los Angeles.
—Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjurer
Noun
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Newcomers of Central Florida: Magic Show luncheon with magician Kevin King performing strolling and sleight-of-hand magic tricks.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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As the show got underway, the children gathered near the stage, their eyes fixed on the magician.—
Kaitlin Mikrut,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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To take that sort of Silver Age feel, that sort of science-fiction approach to it with gadgets, Lex [Luthor] is really a sort of sorcerer in a way.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
20 Dec. 2024
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Many attacks go unreported, as the belief in witchcraft and the desire to punish sorcerers are widespread.—
Emma Bubola,
New York Times,
24 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The greedy wizard had an idea to build beautiful hotels and homes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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Looking quite a bit like a wizard casting a curse, Chappell Roan accepted her first ever Grammy by criticizing the music industry.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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The ancient Greek epic illustrates a true hero’s journey as the titular figure faces Polyphemus the Cyclops, Sirens, the nymph Calypso and the witch goddess Circe in the treacherous oceans that separate him from his island home and wife Penelope.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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Veronika was accused by her father-in-law of being a witch, but sought sanctuary in a Carthusian monastery, aided by the monk Prior Arnold.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Conjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjurer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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