magician
noun
ma·gi·cian
mə-ˈji-shən 
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The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
She is a magician on the basketball court.
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Above all, Mazzoli is a once-in-a-generation magician of the orchestra.
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April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
The film is essentially Friday the 13th set on a train, but famed magician David Copperfield makes a cameo to set the movie apart from other slashers.
—Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Above all, Mazzoli is a once-in-a-generation magician of the orchestra.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The dark magician Vaati — a former member of the teeny, mousey Picori, or Minish race — turns Zelda to stone in his pursuit of the Light Force, an intrinsic source of power.
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magician. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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magician
noun
ma·gi·cian
mə-ˈjish-ən
1
: a person skilled in magic
especially
: sorcerer
2
: a performer of tricks of illusion
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