Thesaurus results for ILLUSIONIST

illusionist

noun

i-ˈlü-zh(ə-)nist

Definition of illusionist

as in magician

one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment tried to figure out how the illusionist made his assistant disappear from the stage

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Recent Examples of illusionist The episode involves illusionist David Blaine descending on South Park and dazzling the boys with his street magic. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 Freeland resembles Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, drawing back the curtain that hides the smoke machine when the Wizard of Oz is not a wizard at all, but a carnival illusionist distracting the population. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 July 2026 Sawing a person in half is an illusionist’s staple. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Tuesday's episode of America's Got Talent featured illusionists Young and Strange. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for illusionist

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magician

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Then, in early 2023, when Oppenheim was in town to shoot a commercial, Fielder — who grew up wanting to be a magician — took him to the Magic Castle.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026
Abruptly moving on, like a magician preventing his audience from lingering on his last trick, Alex pulled out a tablet, holding it up to me.

— Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of magician

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