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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONJURER, n. One who practices conjuration; one who pretends to the secret art of performing things supernatural or extraordinary, by the aid of superior powers; an impostor who pretends, by unknown means, to discover stolen goods, etc. Hence ironically, a man of shrewd conjecture; a man of sagacity.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Conjurer Con*jur"er, n. One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also conjuror(conjurers) A conjurer is a person who entertains people by doing magic tricks. = magician N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Juggler, enchanter, sorcerer, magician, necromancer, diviner, seer, wizard, charmer, exorcist.

Moby Thesaurus

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