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noun
A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
one who practices magic or sorcery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturgist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: occultist
Narrower terms: enchanter, exorcist, exorciser, magus, sorceress, witch doctor, Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, Giuseppe Balsamo
History
From Medieval Latin thaumatūrgus, from Ancient Greek θαυματουργός (thaumatourgós), from θαύματο- (thaúmato-, “marvel”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker, maker”). Doublet of thaumaturgus.
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