English noun: magician |
1. | magician (person) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience |
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| Synonyms | conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, prestidigitator |
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| Broader (hypernym) | performer, performing artist |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | escape expert, escapologist, mind reader, telepathist, thought-reader |
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2. | magician (person) one who practices magic or sorcery |
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| Synonyms | necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard |
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| Broader (hypernym) | occultist |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | enchanter, exorciser, exorcist, magus, sorceress, witch doctor |
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| Instance hyponym | Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, Giuseppe Balsamo |
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