Conjurer

Quick meaning: Conjurer is a noun meaning One who conjures, a magician.

Meaning

One who conjures, a magician.

More Meanings

1. One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand.
2. One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.
3. A cooking appliance comprising a pot (large or small) with a gridiron wielded beneath it, like a brazier, used for cooking methods such as broiling.
4. (obsolete, often ironic) One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity.

Example Sentences

Some would be apt to say, he is a Conjurer; for he has found, That a Republick[…] is composed of Men only, and not of Horses

His incivility confirms no less. Good Doctor Pinch, you are a conjurer; Establish him in his true sense again, And I will please you what you will demand.

1893 The man is by trade a conjurer and performer, going round the canteens after nightfall, and giving a little entertainment at each. — Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Crooked Man".

Word Forms

• conjurers
• conjuror
• conjurour

Synonyms for conjurer

Depending on context, synonyms include prestidigitator, magician, illusionist, conjuror.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include magician, conjuror, illusionist, prestidigitator, wizard, sorcerer.

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