# magician

/məˈdʒɪʃən/ (US) · /mɐdʒˈɪʃən/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/magician
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 1. an entertainer

noun · CEFR A2

a person who performs clever tricks and illusions to entertain an audience.

For teachers: a professional entertainer who performs sleight of hand, illusions, or escapology.

- The magician pulled a white rabbit out of his hat, and the children cheered.
- The magician spent years perfecting the sleight of hand required to make the gold coin vanish in front of the skeptical audience.

### 2. a supernatural being

noun · CEFR B1 · Literary

a person in stories or myths who has magical powers.

For teachers: a practitioner of supernatural arts or sorcery, typically found in mythology or fantasy literature.

- In the legend, a powerful magician helped the king win the battle.
- Ancient folklore often depicts the magician as a reclusive figure who guards forbidden knowledge and manipulates the elements through ritual.

### 3. a talented person

noun · CEFR C1 · Informal

someone who is so skilled at something that their work seems like magic.

For teachers: a person who demonstrates exceptional skill or ingenuity in a specific field, such as science or craftsmanship.

- Our lead developer is a magician when it comes to fixing broken code.
- The financial magician managed to restructure the company's debt overnight, saving the firm from what seemed like certain bankruptcy.

## Examples

- The magician made the rabbit disappear.
- The magician pulled a long scarf from his empty hat.
- The magician’s sleight of hand concealed the mechanism that allowed the coin to vanish from his palm.

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