magician
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magician
- /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/
- [məˈd͡ʒɪʃən] ~ [məˈd͡ʒɪʃn̩]
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.
noun magicians · magitian
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A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
Similar: sorcerer, wizard, warlock, witch, mage, magic user, spellcaster, enchanter, conjurer, thaumaturge, theurgist
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A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts.
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 The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts.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”.
Similar: spiritualist, mystic, shaman, witch doctor
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A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.
Similar: wizard, trickster, stage magician
- An amazingly talented craftsman or scientist.
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A person who astounds; an enigma.
Similar: phenomenon
Similar: archmage, archmagician, bewitcher, charmer, illusionist, Karcist, magus, obeah, sortileger, spellbinder, spellmaker, wonderworker · Opposite: nonmagician, nonwitch, nonwizard
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: conjurer, conjuror, wizard, sorcerer, illusionist, prestidigitator, necromancer, warlock, magic, wiz, witch, fairy, counselor, effrontery, evil, horn
noun
Similar: archmage, archmagician, bewitcher, charmer, illusionist, Karcist, magus, obeah, sortileger, spellbinder, spellmaker, wonderworker · Opposite: nonmagician, nonwitch, nonwizard
Translations
Every language
noun practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
| Español | mago |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마술사 masulsa, 마법사 mabeopsa |
| 日本語 | 魔法使い mahō tsukai, 魔術師 majutsushi |
| 中文 | 巫師 /巫师 wūshī, 覡 /觋 xí, 魔法師 /魔法师 mófǎshī, 妖人 yāorén |
| हिन्दी | जादूगर jādūgar, साहिर sāhir |
| Português | mago, bruxo, mágico, feiticeiro |
| Français | magicien |
| Deutsch | Magier, Zauberer, Zaubrer, Magierin, Zauberin, Zaubrerin |
| Italiano | mago, stregone |
| Ελληνικά | μάγος mágos |
| Română | magician, vrăjitor |
| Русский | волше́бник volšébnik, колду́н koldún, маг mag, чароде́й čarodéj |
| Tiếng Việt | phù thủy |
| العربية | سَاحِر sāḥir |
| עברית | קוֹסֵם kosém, מְכַשֵּׁף mekhashéf |
noun spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
| Español | mago |
|---|---|
| Português | feiticeiro |
| Русский | заклина́тель zaklinátelʹ, чароде́й čarodéj |
noun performer of tricks
| Español | mago |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 魔術師 /魔术师 móshùshī |
| Português | mágico, ilusionista |
| Deutsch | Magier, Magierin, Zauberkünstler, Zauberkünstlerin, Illusionskünstler, Illusionskünstlerin |
| Ελληνικά | ταχυδακτυλουργός tachydaktylourgós |
| Română | magician, magiciană, iluzionist |
| Русский | фо́кусник fókusnik, иллюзиони́ст illjuzioníst |
Talk about this word "magician." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/magician. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. magician. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/magician "magician." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/magician.Cite this
@misc{magician_2026,
title = {magician},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magician},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
