magician

CEFRB1

/məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who entertains by performing tricks that seem like magic.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.

Examples

  • I'm very serious about wanting to be a good magician.

  • The magician had the children's attention.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [məˈd͡ʒɪʃən] ~ [məˈd͡ʒɪʃn̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts.

  2. A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

  3. An amazingly talented craftsman or scientist.

More examples

In context

  • The magician's tricks surprised us.

  • The truth is that [Isaac] Newton was very much a product of his time. The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts. Instead “he was the last of the magicians”.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.