noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkʌnd͡ʒəɹə(ɹ)/
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noun
Meaning 1
One who conjures, a magician.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Riseshttp://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/ With his crude potato-sack mask and fear-inducing toxins, The Scarecrow, a “psychopharmacologist” at an insane asylum, acts as a conjurer of nightmares, capable of turning his patients’ most terrifying anxieties against them.
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Meaning 2
One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
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".
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Meaning 3
One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ironic, obsolete, often
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Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
a witch doctor who practices conjury
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: conjuror, conjure man
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Broader terms: witch doctor
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Meaning 7
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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