magician
noun
- entertainer who performs magic by creating the illusion of impossible or supernatural feats
- someone who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/ / [məˈd͡ʒɪʃən] ~ [məˈd͡ʒɪʃn̩]
noun
Etymology: From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.
- A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
- A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts.
“The truth is that [Isaac] Newton was very much a product of his time. The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts. Instead “he was the last of the magicians”.”
- A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist.
- An amazingly talented craftsman or scientist.
- A person who astounds; an enigma.