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magician

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/
  • [məˈd͡ʒɪʃən] ~ [məˈd͡ʒɪʃn̩]
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  • rhymes with -ɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH0 JH IH1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An amazingly talented craftsman or scientist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A person who astounds; an enigma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: performer, performing artist

Narrower terms: escapologist, escape expert, mind reader, telepathist, thought-reader

7

noun

Meaning 7

one who practices magic or sorcery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sorcerer, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: occultist

Narrower terms: enchanter, exorcist, exorciser, magus, sorceress, witch doctor, Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, Giuseppe Balsamo

History

Etymology

From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.

Across languages

Translations

290 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: magjistar — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Arabic: سَاحِر (sāḥir) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Armenian: կախարդ (kaxard) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Armenian: վհուկ (vhuk) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Azerbaijani: sehrbaz — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Azerbaijani: cadugər — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Baluchi: سحرگو (sahargo) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Baluchi: جادوگر — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Baluchi: سحر کنوخ (sihr kanox) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bashkir: сихырсы (sixırsı) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bashkir: тылсымсы (tılsımsı) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Basque: azti — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Belarusian: чараўні́к (čarawník) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Belarusian: маг (mah) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Belarusian: чарадзе́й (čaradzjéj) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bengali: জাদুকর (jadukor) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Breton: hudour — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bulgarian: вълше́бник (vǎlšébnik) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bulgarian: чароде́й (čarodéj) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bulgarian: маг (mag) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bulgarian: магьо́сник (magjósnik) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Bulgarian: ве́щер (véšter) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Catalan: mag — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Catalan: màgic — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Catalan: fetiller — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Chinese Cantonese: 巫師 /巫师 (mou4 si1) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巫師 /巫师 (wūshī) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 覡 /觋 (xí) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魔法師 /魔法师 (mófǎshī) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 妖人 (yāorén) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Czech: kouzelník — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Czech: čaroděj — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Czech: mág — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Czech: čarodějník — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Danish: troldmand — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Dutch: tovenaar — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Dutch: magiër — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Egyptian: V17-w-A1 (zꜣw) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Esperanto: iluziisto — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Esperanto: sorĉisto — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Estonian: maag — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Estonian: võlur — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Faroese: gandakallur — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Finnish: taikuri — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • French: magicien — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • North Frisian: Gögeler — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • West-Frisian: tsjoender — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Galician: meigo — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Galician: escoler — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Galician: bruxo — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Georgian: ჯადოქარი (ǯadokari) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Georgian: გრძნეული (grʒneuli) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Georgian: მისანი (misani) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • German: Magier — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • German: Zauberer — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • German: Zaubrer — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • German: Magierin — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • German: Zauberin — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • German: Zaubrerin — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Greek: μάγος (mágos) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Hebrew: קוֹסֵם (kosém) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Hebrew: מְכַשֵּׁף (mekhashéf) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Hindi: जादूगर (jādūgar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Hindi: साहिर (sāhir) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Hungarian: varázsló — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Icelandic: töframaður — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Indonesian: tukang sulap — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Indonesian: dukun — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Irish: draíodóir — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Irish: draoi — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Italian: mago — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Italian: stregone — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Japanese: 魔法使い (mahō tsukai) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Japanese: 魔術師 (majutsushi) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Kannada: ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ (māntrika) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Kazakh: сиқыршы (siqyrşy) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Kazakh: шебер (şeber) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Khmer: មេធ្មប់ (mei thmup) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Khmer: ទិព្វ (tɨp) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Korean: 마술사 (masulsa) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Korean: 마법사 (mabeopsa) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Northern Kurdish: sihirbend — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Northern Kurdish: sahir — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Kyrgyz: сыйкырчы (sıykırcı) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Kyrgyz: жадыгер (jadıger) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Lao: ນະເລນ (na lēn) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Lao: ຜູ້ວິເສດ (phū wi sēt) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Lao: ພໍ່ມົດ (phǭ mot) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latgalian: būrs — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latgalian: būre — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latgalian: ragaņs — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latgalian: ragane — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latin: magus — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latvian: burvis — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latvian: burve — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Latvian: zintnieks — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Lithuanian: magas — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Lithuanian: burtininkas — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Macedonian: магионичар (magioničar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Macedonian: волшебник (volšebnik) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Macedonian: маѓепсник (maǵepsnik) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Macedonian: вештер (vešter) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Manx: druaightagh — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Manx: fer-obbee — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Māori: kaimākutu — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Marathi: जादूगार (jādūgār) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Middle English: magicien — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Mongolian: илбэчин (ilbečin) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Mongolian: арш (arš) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Mongolian: шидтэн (šidten) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Nauruan: itsibemin — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Norman: magicien — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Norwegian Bokmål: magiker — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trollmann — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trollmann — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Church Slavic: чародѣи (čaroděi) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Old East Slavic: чародѣи (čaroděi) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Pashto: جادوګر (jādugar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Pashto: ساحر (sāher) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Pashto: سحرګر (sehrgar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Persian: جادوگر (jâdugar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Persian: ساحر (sâher) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Persian: سحرباز (sehrbâz) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Plautdietsch: Zaubra — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Plautdietsch: Hajksenmeista — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Polish: magik — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Polish: czarodziej — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Polish: czarownik — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Portuguese: mago — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Portuguese: bruxo — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Portuguese: mágico — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Portuguese: feiticeiro — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Romanian: magician — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Romanian: vrăjitor — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Russian: волше́бник (volšébnik) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Russian: колду́н (koldún) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Russian: маг (mag) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Russian: чароде́й (čarodéj) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Scottish Gaelic: draoidh — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Serbo-Croatian: мађио̀нича̄р — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Serbo-Croatian: ма̑г — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Serbo-Croatian: чаро̀бња̄к — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Serbo-Croatian: mađiòničār — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȃg — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Serbo-Croatian: čaròbnjāk — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Slovak: kúzelník — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Slovak: mág — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Slovak: čarodejník — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Slovak: čarodej — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Slovene: čarovnik — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Spanish: mago — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Swedish: trollkarl — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Swedish: trollkäring — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Swedish: trollkona — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Swedish: trollpacka — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Swedish: trollgubbe — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tagalog: salamangkero — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tajik: ҷодугар (jodugar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tajik: соҳир (sohir) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tajik: афсунгар (afsungar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tamil: மந்திரவாதி (mantiravāti) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tamil: மாந்திரிகன் (māntirikaṉ) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tatar: сихерче (sixerçe) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Tatar: тылсымчы (tılsımçı) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Thai: ผู้วิเศษ (pûu-wí-sèet) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Thai: พ่อมด (pɔ̂ɔ-mót) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Turkish: sihirbaz — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Turkish: büyücü — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Turkish: efsuncu — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Turkish: afsuncu — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Ottoman Turkish: سحرباز (sihrbâz) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Turkmen: jadygöý — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Ukrainian: чарівни́к (čarivnýk) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Ukrainian: маг (mah) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Ukrainian: чароді́й (čarodíj) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Urdu: جادوگر (jādūgar) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Urdu: ساحر (sāhir) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Uyghur: سېھىرگەر (sëhirger) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Uyghur: جادۇگەر (jaduger) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Uzbek: sehrgar — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Uzbek: jodugar — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Uzbek: afsungar — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Vietnamese: phù thủy — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Volapük: magivan — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Volapük: himagivan — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Volapük: jimagivan — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Welsh: swynwr — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Welsh: dewin — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Yiddish: מכשף (mekhashef) — practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic
  • Catalan: mag — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Catalan: màgic — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Catalan: fetiller — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Egyptian: V17-w-A1 (zꜣw) — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Finnish: mystikko — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • West-Frisian: tsjoender — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Galician: meigo — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Galician: feiticeiro — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Kannada: ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ (māntrika) — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Latin: magus — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Latin: mysticus — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Norwegian: trollmann — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Plautdietsch: Zaubra — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Plautdietsch: Hajksenmeista — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Polish: mag — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Portuguese: feiticeiro — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Russian: заклина́тель (zaklinátelʹ) — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Russian: чароде́й (čarodéj) — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Scottish Gaelic: draoidh — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Spanish: mago — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Tagalog: salamangkero — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Tamil: மாயக்காரன் (māyakkāraṉ) — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Tamil: மாயக்காரி (māyakkāri) — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Tamil: மாயக்காரர் (māyakkārar) — spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts
  • Armenian: աճպարար (ačparar) — performer of tricks
  • Azerbaijani: fokusçu — performer of tricks
  • Azerbaijani: hoqqabaz — performer of tricks
  • Azerbaijani: gözbağlayıcı — performer of tricks
  • Belarusian: фо́куснік (fókusnik) — performer of tricks
  • Belarusian: штука́р (štukár) — performer of tricks
  • Bulgarian: фо́кусник (fókusnik) — performer of tricks
  • Burmese: မျက်လှည့်ဆရာ (myakhlany.hca.ra) — performer of tricks
  • Catalan: mag — performer of tricks
  • Catalan: màgic — performer of tricks
  • Chinese Cantonese: 魔術師 /魔术师 (mo1 seot6 si1) — performer of tricks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魔術師 /魔术师 (móshùshī) — performer of tricks
  • Danish: tryllekunstner — performer of tricks
  • Danish: gøgler — performer of tricks
  • Dutch: goochelaar — performer of tricks
  • Dutch: illusionist — performer of tricks
  • Dutch: magiër — performer of tricks
  • Esperanto: prestidigitiisto — performer of tricks
  • Esperanto: magiisto — performer of tricks
  • Estonian: mustkunstnik — performer of tricks
  • Estonian: illusionist — performer of tricks
  • Finnish: illusionisti — performer of tricks
  • Georgian: ილუზიონისტი (iluzionisṭi) — performer of tricks
  • Georgian: მეფოკუსე (mepoḳuse) — performer of tricks
  • German: Magier — performer of tricks
  • German: Magierin — performer of tricks
  • German: Zauberkünstler — performer of tricks
  • German: Zauberkünstlerin — performer of tricks
  • German: Illusionskünstler — performer of tricks
  • German: Illusionskünstlerin — performer of tricks
  • German: Gaukler — performer of tricks
  • Greek: ταχυδακτυλουργός (tachydaktylourgós) — performer of tricks
  • Ingrian: fookusnikka — performer of tricks
  • Kazakh: сиқыршы (siqyrşy) — performer of tricks
  • Latin: praestīgiātor — performer of tricks
  • Latin: praestīgiātrix — performer of tricks
  • Malay: ahli silap mata — performer of tricks
  • Marathi: जादूगार (jādūgār) — performer of tricks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tryllekunstner — performer of tricks
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tryllekunstnar — performer of tricks
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мадїоничар (madjioničar) — performer of tricks
  • Pannonian Rusyn: мадїоничарка (madjioničarka) — performer of tricks
  • Polish: magik — performer of tricks
  • Portuguese: mágico — performer of tricks
  • Portuguese: ilusionista — performer of tricks
  • Romanian: magician — performer of tricks
  • Romanian: magiciană — performer of tricks
  • Romanian: iluzionist — performer of tricks
  • Russian: фо́кусник (fókusnik) — performer of tricks
  • Russian: иллюзиони́ст (illjuzioníst) — performer of tricks
  • Sanskrit: मायिन् (māyin) — performer of tricks
  • Spanish: mago — performer of tricks
  • Swedish: magiker — performer of tricks
  • Swedish: trollkonstnär — performer of tricks
  • Swedish: trollkarl — performer of tricks
  • Swedish: illusionist — performer of tricks
  • Swedish: taskspelare — performer of tricks
  • Tagalog: salamangkero — performer of tricks
  • Tamil: மந்திரவாதி (mantiravāti) — performer of tricks
  • Thai: นักมายากล (nák-maa-yaa-gon) — performer of tricks
  • Turkish: hokkabaz — performer of tricks
  • Ukrainian: фо́кусник (fókusnyk) — performer of tricks
  • Ukrainian: штука́р (štukár) — performer of tricks
  • Ukrainian: ілюзіоні́ст (iljuzioníst) — performer of tricks
  • Ukrainian: ілюзіоні́стка (iljuzionístka) — performer of tricks
  • Ukrainian: маг (mah) — performer of tricks
  • Catalan: mag — amazingly talented craftsman or scientist
  • Dutch: tovenaar — amazingly talented craftsman or scientist
  • Finnish: velho — amazingly talented craftsman or scientist
  • Portuguese: mago — amazingly talented craftsman or scientist
  • Portuguese: fenômeno — amazingly talented craftsman or scientist
  • Romanian: magician — amazingly talented craftsman or scientist
  • Spanish: fenómeno — amazingly talented craftsman or scientist
  • Dutch: goochelaar — person who astounds, is an enigma
  • Dutch: tovenaar — person who astounds, is an enigma
  • Dutch: magiër — person who astounds, is an enigma
  • Finnish: ilmiö — person who astounds, is an enigma
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