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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience;
[syn: magician, prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist]

2. a witch doctor who practices conjury;
[syn: conjurer, conjuror, conjure man]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Juggler \Jug"gler\, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See Joke, and cf. Jongleur, Joculator.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who juggles; one who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer. [Archaic] Note: This sense is now expressed by magician or conjurer. [1913 Webster +PJC] As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. A deceiver; a cheat. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A person who juggles objects, i. e. who maintains several objects in the air by passing them in turn from one hand to another. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conjurer \Con*jur"er\, n. One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conjurer \Con"jur*er\, n. 1. One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand. [1913 Webster] Dealing with witches and with conjurers. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From the account the loser brings, The conjurer knows who stole the things. --Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity. [Obs.] --Addison. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conjurer n 1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn: magician, prestidigitator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist] 2: a witch doctor who practices conjury [syn: conjurer, conjuror, conjure man]