Magician Meaning
/məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
nounA spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts.
Sentence Examples
The magician had the children's attention.
The magician's tricks surprised us.
I'm very serious about wanting to be a good magician.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The performer, who amazed everyone with his tricks, was a truly gifted ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ pulled a rabbit out of his hat, much to the delight of the entire audience at the theater.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts.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”."
— 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The performer, who amazed everyone with his tricks, was a truly gifted ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ pulled a rabbit out of his hat, much to the delight of the entire audience at the theater.