magician B1 Topic:People & Society US /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #6049 Meanings 1 noun A performer who entertains audiences with tricks and illusions. The magician made the coin disappear and the children clapped in amazement. 2 noun A person in stories who has and uses magical powers. In the legend, a powerful magician summoned a storm to defend the castle. 3 noun A person who seems amazingly talented or skilful. When it comes to fixing old cars, my uncle is a real magician. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a performer who entertains... conjurertrickster 2 noun · a person in stories who has... enchantersorcererwizard 3 noun · a person who seems... whizwizard More archmagearchmagicianbewitchercharmerillusionistkarcistmagusobeahsortilegerspellbinderspellmakerwonderworker ↔ Opposites nonmagiciannonwitchnonwizard Word family Forms magicians Derived forms archmagiciancacomagiciancardicianmagicianessmagicianlikemagicianlymagicianrymagicianshipmagickianmathemagiciannonmagician Related forms magicmagicalmagicallymagicienneoracleshape-shifter Etymology AI details From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien. *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European magicien Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # magician **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 6049 ## Meanings 1. A performer who entertains audiences with tricks and illusions. 2. A person in stories who has and uses magical powers. 3. A person who seems amazingly talented or skilful. ## Examples - The magician made the coin disappear and the children clapped in amazement. - In the legend, a powerful magician summoned a storm to defend the castle. - When it comes to fixing old cars, my uncle is a real magician. ## Synonyms - archmage - archmagician - bewitcher - charmer - illusionist - karcist - magus - obeah - sortileger - spellbinder - spellmaker - wonderworker ## Antonyms - nonmagician - nonwitch - nonwizard ## Derived Forms - archmagician - cacomagician - cardician - magicianess - magicianlike - magicianly - magicianry - magicianship - magickian - mathemagician - nonmagician ## Related Forms - magic - magical - magically - magicienne - oracle - shape-shifter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *megʰ- - Root: magicien ## Etymology From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien. ## AI Etymology Magician comes from Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien. In present-day English its meanings include a performer who entertains audiences with tricks and illusions, a person in stories who has and uses magical powers, and a person who seems amazingly talented or skilful. The historical chain runs through *megʰ- (Proto-Indo-European), magicien (Middle English), and magicien (Middle French). Related and derived forms include magic, magical, magically, and archmagician. ## Topics - People & Society markdown