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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
Goth Shakira is an Aquarian digital conjurer and Queen of Pentacles divining in Los Angeles.
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Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Along with Murray and Ramos, actors Christopher Bannow, Ariana Venturi, and Daniel Liu, all gifted comedians, also become conjurers as the play goes along.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
And one of its greatest conjurers of these mysteries is Isabelle Huppert.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Artists are soothsayers, time travelers, and conjurers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
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Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Along with Murray and Ramos, actors Christopher Bannow, Ariana Venturi, and Daniel Liu, all gifted comedians, also become conjurers as the play goes along.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
And one of its greatest conjurers of these mysteries is Isabelle Huppert.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Artists are soothsayers, time travelers, and conjurers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjurer
Noun
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There’s a place that opened in Brooklyn that has really great magicians: 69 Atlantic.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2025
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No-Look Hocus Pocus Watching Giannis throw no-look dimes is like seeing a magician pull rabbits out of hats—except the rabbit is usually Brook Lopez dunking on someone’s head.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The movie is about a young man with magical powers who travels to his uncle with the request to fight his sorcerer father.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Weaver is making her West End stage debut as storm-creating sorcerer Prospero in The Tempest.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Metaphor ReFantazio takes place in a fantasy kingdom after a powerful and cunning mage murders the realm’s king.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2024
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The protagonist is an Elda, a race the state church declares is anathema on account of their magical abilities, on a mission to awaken the crown prince by murdering the mage who cast a curse on him years ago.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2024
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rather, the singer-songwriter was inspired to write the song after reading author Mary Bartlet Leader’s 1972 novel Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural, which featured a character who is possessed by the ghost of a witch named Rhiannon.—
John Russell,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Developed by Knight’s Peak, the adventure puts players in the shoes of a witch’s mouse familiar.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Conjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conjurer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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