conjurer

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

Also spelled conjuror

US /ˈkɑndʒərɚ/ UK /ˈkʌndʒərə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a magician or one who performs tricks of illusion

The conjurer pulled a dove from his empty sleeve.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a magician or one who... magician illusionist sorcerer wizard enchanterprestidigitator

Word family

Related forms conjure conjurationconjurorjuror jury

Etymology

From conjure + -er, from Old French conjurer ('to plot, exorcise'), from Latin coniurare ('to swear together, conspire'), from con- ('together') + iurare ('to swear'), from ius ('law, right').

coniurare Latin iurare Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# conjurer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑndʒərɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌndʒərə/

## Meanings
1. a magician or one who performs tricks of illusion

## Examples
- The conjurer pulled a dove from his empty sleeve.

## Synonyms
- magician
- illusionist
- sorcerer
- wizard
- enchanter
- prestidigitator

## Related Forms
- conjure
- conjuration
- conjuror
- juror
- jury

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coniurare
- Root: iurare

## Etymology
From conjure + -er, from Old French conjurer ('to plot, exorcise'), from Latin coniurare ('to swear together, conspire'), from con- ('together') + iurare ('to swear'), from ius ('law, right').

## AI Etymology
Conjurer is from conjure + -er, from Old French conjurer ('to plot, exorcise'), from Latin coniurare ('to swear together, conspire'), from con- ('together') + iurare ('to swear'), from ius ('law, right'). Important recorded forms include coniurare (Latin) and iurare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a magician or one who performs tricks of illusion. The wider family includes related words such as conjure, conjuration, conjuror, and juror.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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