conjuror
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈkɒndʒərər/
- Archaic
:
conjurador
- In the village, the local conjuror was known for her ability to cast spells to protect the crops.
Examples
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The ancient conjuror performed a stunning illusion that left the audience in awe.
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The hands of a conjuror, a woman had told him once.
Fiction book (1998) -
The curious old volume is still in the possession of the conjuror's family.
Blog text (4) -
He passed throughout a circle of several miles as a conjuror and skillful adept in the art of magic.
Blog text (4) -
There, fire leaps forth as though under order from the conjuror's wooden wand, consuming a cascade of copperplate prints after old master pictures.
Academic text (2015) -
An artisan bone carver lived there, as well as a "Midwife-Conjuror" and an "Elder"—a political and spiritual leader for the community.
Academic text (2003) -
The action of the picture, contrasting with this dense, corporeal darkness of fur, hair, and leather, is organized around the elegant flick of the illuminated wrist with which the conjuror wields his wand.
Academic text (2015) -
Legends speak of a powerful conjuror who could summon spirits and heal the sick.
Synonyms
790
4.1
A woman believed to have magical powers in stories
260
4.6
A person who uses magic to do powerful or strange things
245
3.6
A person who does tricks that look like magic or who people think has real powers
108
8.6
A man who uses magic and is thought to work with evil spirits
107
7.9
A person who uses magic to make things happen
43
9.5
A person who uses magic in stories or myths
18
8.2
A person in some cultures who uses rituals and plant medicines to heal people
16
6.9
A performer who entertains people by doing magic tricks like making things appear or disappear
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9.9
A person who uses magic to talk to or bring dead people back to life
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9.9
A person who does magic tricks with cards and coins to entertain people
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9.0
A person who uses magic and rituals that people think have real powers
1
9.9
A woman who uses folk magic to heal and help people
A person who does magic or seems to cause miracles
A person who uses magic to change things
A man who uses traditional magic to heal people or tell the future
A man people think can use magic
A person who uses magic in old stories
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conjuror comes from the verb conjure, which once meant to 'call up' and was linked to making a promise or an 'oath'. Because of that, people used conjuror for someone who called spirits, so it also means a sorcerer or witch doctor thought to have real powers.