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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

JUG'GLER, n.
1. One who practices or exhibits tricks by slight of hand; one who makes sport by tricks of extraordinary dexterity, by which the spectator is deceived. Jugglers are punishable by law.
2. A cheat; a deceiver; a trickish fellow.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English jogelour minstrel, magician, from Anglo-French jugleur, jogolur, from Latin joculator, from joculari Date: 14th century 1. a. one who performs tricks or acts of magic or deftness b. one skilled in keeping several objects in motion in the air at the same time by alternately tossing and catching them 2. one who manipulates especially in order to achieve a desired end

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a person who juggles. b a conjuror. 2 a trickster or impostor. Derivatives: jugglery n. Etymology: ME f. OF jouglere -eor f. L joculator -oris (as JUGGLE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Juggler Jug"gler, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See Joke, and cf. Jongleur, Joculator.] 1. One who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer. As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak. Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them. --Sir T. Browne. 2. A deceiver; a cheat. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(jugglers) A juggler is someone who juggles in order to entertain people. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Prestidigitator.

Moby Thesaurus

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