CONJURER DEFINITIONS - 8 definitions found
conjurer n 1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: magician, prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist] 2: a witch doctor who practices conjury [syn: conjurer, conjuror, conjure man] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) conjurer or conjuror noun Date: 14th century 1. one that practices magic arts ; wizard 2. one that performs feats of sleight of hand and illusion ; magician, juggler Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary conjurer also conjuror (conjurers) A conjurer is a person who entertains people by doing magic tricks. = magician N-COUNT Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Conjurer \Con*jur"er\, n. One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Conjurer \Con"jur*er\, n. 1. One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand. Dealing with witches and with conjurers. --Shak. From the account the loser brings, The conjurer knows who stole the things. --Prior. 2. One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity. [Obs.] --Addison. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms conjurer n. Juggler, enchanter, sorcerer, magician, necromancer, diviner, seer, wizard, charmer, exorcist. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 61 Moby Thesaurus words for "conjurer": Comus, Faust, artist, artiste, belly dancer, burlesque queen, chorine, chorus boy, chorus girl, coryphee, dancer, dancing girl, diabolist, diviner, dowser, ecdysiast, enchanter, entertainer, escamoteur, exotic dancer, female impersonator, geisha, geisha girl, guisard, guiser, hoofer, illusionist, impersonator, juggler, mage, magian, magician, magus, miracle-worker, mountebank, mummer, musician, nautch girl, necromancer, peeler, performer, prestidigitator, public entertainer, show girl, singer, sleight-of-hand performer, sorcerer, stripper, stripteaser, stripteuse, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, tricker, trickster, vaudevillian, vaudevillist, voodooist, warlock, water witch, wizard |
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