illusionist

il·lu·sion·ist  (-lzh-nst)

n.

1. Philosophy An adherent of the doctrine of illusionism.

2. An artist whose work is marked by illusionism.

3. A magician or ventriloquist.

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illusionist

Noun

a conjuror

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illusionist

a conjurer or magician who creates illusions, as by sleight of hand.

See also: Magic, Performing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	illusionist - a person with unusual powers of foresight seer, visionary intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively anticipant, anticipator - one who anticipates diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers fantast, futurist - someone who predicts the future forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer - someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
	2.	illusionist - someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience conjurer, conjuror, magician, prestidigitator escape expert, escapologist - an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping mind reader, telepathist, thought-reader - a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience