magicians
Masters of illusion
Magicians are people who perform magic.
The word covers both entertainers who create illusions—card tricks, disappearing acts, sawing assistants in half—and figures in fantasy and folklore who wield supernatural powers: Merlin was the most famous magician in Arthurian legend.
Someone exceptionally skilled at something may be called a magician: She's a magician with numbers.
Performer of visual deception
- prestidigitatorPractitioner of legerdemain
- conjurorPerformer of magical feats
- escapologistPerformer who defeats restraints
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
Houdini · Copperfield · Penn and Teller · trickster · showman · assistant · levitation · sawing in half
Practitioner of sorcery
- sorcererWielder of arcane power
- enchanterOne who uses magic
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
- necromancerSummoner of the deceased
witch · shaman · druid · alchemist · spellcaster · thaumaturge · occultist · conjurer
Skillful manual deception
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
- palmingHiding object in hand
dexterity · coin tricks · cup and balls · nimbleness · finesse · flourish · gimmick · secret pocket
One who predicts futures
- seerOne who envisions futures
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
clairvoyant · psychic · medium · diviner · tarot reader · palmist · crystal gazer · augur
illusionist
Performer of visual deception
- prestidigitatorPractitioner of legerdemain
- conjurorPerformer of magical feats
- escapologistPerformer who defeats restraints
mentalist · Houdini · Copperfield · Penn and Teller · trickster · showman · assistant · levitation · sawing in half · disappearing act
wizard
Practitioner of sorcery
necromancer · witch · shaman · druid · alchemist · spellcaster · thaumaturge · occultist · conjurer · sorceress
sleight of hand
Skillful manual deception
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- misdirectionIntentional focus manipulation
palming · dexterity · coin tricks · cup and balls · nimbleness · finesse · flourish · gimmick · secret pocket · trap
fortune teller
One who predicts futures
soothsayer · clairvoyant · psychic · medium · diviner · tarot reader · palmist · crystal gazer · augur · sibyl
wand
Thin ceremonial stick
coins · rings · cups · balls · silk scarves · doves · rabbit · box · cabinet · mirror
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- entertainers in artactors, dancers, musicians, comedians, circus performers
- entertainment workersentertainers, performers, stagehands, film crew, dancers
- Ren fairejousting, knights, mead, turkey legs, jesters
- street festivalparade, carnival, block party, live music, food stalls
magiciansamateurs
Nonprofessional participants
novices · beginners · bunglers · incompetents · hacks
magiciansexposers
Those who reveal secrets
revealers · truth-tellers · whistleblowers · debunkers · spoilers
magiciansskeptics
Those who doubt claims
rationalists · debunkers · scientists · materialists · realists
- 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