conjurer
/ˈkʌn.dʒər.ər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌn.dʒɚ.ɚ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkän-jər-ər ˈkən-/ (ame, mw)
conjurer — noun
- conjurersingular
- conjurersplural
1. someone who entertains an audience by doing tricks that make things seem to appe
someone who entertains an audience by doing tricks that make things seem to appear, disappear, or change.
At the school fair, a conjurer pulled bright ribbons from an empty hat.
conjurer performing a visual trick for an audience
Benjamin watched the conjurer hide a coin under a glass cup, then make it disappear.
conjurer making a small object vanish
The hotel hired a conjurer to entertain children during the holiday dinner.
With one quick wave, the conjurer turned a paper flower into a dove.
The conjurer opened the box, and even the front row gasped.
- magician
the most common modern word for someone who performs magic for an audience
- illusionist
often suggests larger or more elaborate visual stage tricks
- performer
broader word for any entertainer, not only someone doing magic
- spectator
someone watching the magic act instead of performing it
- audience member
a person in the crowd rather than the person on stage
文法句型
a conjurer
conjurer at + event
hire a conjurer to + verb
用法筆記
Often refers to a live entertainer doing stage or party magic for a crowd. In modern everyday English, magician is more common, while conjurer can sound slightly more theatrical or old-fashioned.