1. magician(n = noun.person) conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, prestidigitator - someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience;
is a kind of performer, performing artist
has particulars: escape expert, escapologist, mind reader, telepathist, thought-reader
Derived form noun magic2
2. magician(n = noun.person) necromancer, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard - one who practices magic or sorcery;
is a kind of occultist
has particulars: enchanter, exorciser, exorcist, magus, sorceress, witch doctor, cagliostro, count alessandro di cagliostro, giuseppe balsamo
Derived form noun magic1
1. One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer. [1913 Webster]
2. An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art. [PJC]
magician, n.
1 a person skilled in or practising magic.
2 a conjuror.
3 a person with exceptional skill.
Etymology:
ME f. OF magicien f. LL magica (as MAGIC)
N sorcerer, magician, thaumaturgist, theurgist, conjuror, necromancer, seer, wizard, witch, hoodoo, voodoo, fairy, lamia, hag, warlock, charmer, exorcist, mage, cunning man, medicine man, Shaman, figure flinger, ecstatica, medium, clairvoyant, fortune teller, mesmerist, deus ex machina, soothsayer, Katerfelto, Cagliostro, Mesmer, Rosicrucian, Circe, siren, weird sisters.