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prestidigitator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conjurer, magician

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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: magician, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: performer, performing artist

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

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French prestidigitateur.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: prestidigitador — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Esperanto: prestidigitatoro — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Esperanto: iluziisto — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Finnish: silmänkääntäjä — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • French: prestidigitateur — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • French: prestidigitatrice — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Greek: ταχυδακτυλουργός (tachydaktylourgós) — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Italian: prestigiatore — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Latin: praestīgiātor — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Polish: prestidigitator — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Polish: prestidigitatorka — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Portuguese: prestidigitador — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Spanish: prestidigitador — who performs feats of prestidigitation
  • Walloon: prestidoetisse — who performs feats of prestidigitation