magician
Sleight of hand artist
A magician is a person who performs magic.
In entertainment, magicians do tricks—card tricks, sleight of hand, making things appear or disappear: The magician pulled a rabbit from his hat.
In fantasy and folklore, a magician wields supernatural power, casting spells or summoning forces.
Figuratively, someone with exceptional skill may be called a magician: She's a magician with numbers.
Performer of visual deception
- prestidigitatorPractitioner of legerdemain
- conjurerPerformer of magic tricks
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- entertainerOne who amuses others
trickster · Houdini · Copperfield · Penn and Teller · escape artist · mentalist · hypnotist · juggler
Practitioner of sorcery
- sorcererWielder of arcane power
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- magePractitioner of sorcery
enchanter · necromancer · conjurer · druid · shaman · spellcaster · alchemist · mystic
Practice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
spellcasting · incantation · ritual · hex · curse · potion · grimoire · wand
Skillful hand-based illusions
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- palmingHiding object in hand
dexterity · manipulation · flourish · card trick · coin trick · cup and balls · finesse · nimbleness
illusionist
Performer of visual deception
- prestidigitatorPractitioner of legerdemain
- conjurerPerformer of magic tricks
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
entertainer · trickster · Houdini · Copperfield · Penn and Teller · escape artist · mentalist · hypnotist · juggler · ventriloquist
wizard
Practitioner of sorcery
mage · enchanter · necromancer · conjurer · druid · shaman · spellcaster · alchemist · mystic · occultist
sorcery
Practice of dark magic
- wizardryPractice of casting spells
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
conjuring · spellcasting · incantation · ritual · hex · curse · potion · grimoire · wand · spell
prestidigitation
Skillful hand-based illusions
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
palming · dexterity · manipulation · flourish · card trick · coin trick · cup and balls · finesse · nimbleness · deftness
genius
Person of rare brilliance
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- whizInformal term for expert
prodigy · expert · master · miracle worker · wizard · wunderkind · savant
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- Arabian NightsAladdin, Scheherazade, Ali Baba, Arabian Nights, Sinbad
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, juggling, jugglers
- circus termstrapeze artist, lion tamer, big top, juggler, tightrope walker
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- entertainment jobsactor, actress, producer, director, singer
magiciandebunker
One who disproves falsehoods
exposer · revealer · skeptic · truth-teller · whistleblower
- stage magicianEntertainer performing illusions onstage
- the magicianPractitioner of stage illusions
- street magicianOutdoor performer of tricks
- black magicianEvil spellcaster
- white magicianSorcerer using powers for good
- court magiciansSorcerers employed by royalty