magician

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

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... conjurer trickster

2 noun · a person in stories who has... enchanter sorcerer wizard

3 noun · a person who seems... whiz wizard

More archmagearchmagicianbewitchercharmer illusionistkarcistmagusobeahsortilegerspellbinderspellmakerwonderworker

Opposites

nonmagiciannonwitchnonwizard

Word family

Forms magicians

Derived forms archmagiciancacomagiciancardicianmagicianessmagicianlikemagicianlymagicianrymagicianshipmagickianmathemagiciannonmagician

Related forms magic magical magicallymagicienneoracleshape-shifter

Etymology

From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.

*megʰ- Proto-Indo-European magicien Middle English

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# 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
- General Vocabulary

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