magician

English

Alternative forms

magitian (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈd͡ʒɪʃən/
Audio (US): (file)
Hyphenation: ma‧gi‧cian
Rhymes: -ɪʃən

Noun

magician (plural magicians)

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.
(sometimes derogatory) A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts.
- 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:
  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 The colossus of science was not the first king of reason, Keynes wrote after reading Newton’s unpublished manuscripts.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.

Synonyms

(practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic): sorcerer, wizard, warlock, witch, mage, magic user, spellcaster, enchanter, conjurer, thaumaturge, theurgist
(spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts): spiritualist, mystic, shaman, witch doctor
(performer of tricks): wizard, trickster, stage magician
(talented craftsman or scientist): whizz, whiz, wiz, wizard
(person who astounds, is an enigma): phenomenon
See also Thesaurus:magician

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic

Albanian: magjistar (sq) m
Arabic: سَاحِر m (sāḥir)
Armenian: կախարդ (hy) (kaxard), վհուկ (hy) (vhuk)
Azerbaijani: sehrbaz (az), cadugər (az)
Baluchi: سحرگو (sahargo), جادوگر, سحر کنوخ (sihr kanox)
Bashkir: (black) сихырсы (sixırsı), (white) тылсымсы (tılsımsı)
Basque: azti
Belarusian: чараўні́к m (čaraŭník), маг m (mah), чарадзе́й m (čaradzjéj)
Bengali: জাদুকর (bn) (jadukor)
Breton: hudour m
Bulgarian: вълше́бник (bg) m (vǎlšébnik), чароде́й (bg) m (čarodéj), маг (bg) m (mag), магьо́сник (bg) m (magjósnik), ве́щер (bg) m (véšter)
Burmese: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: mag (ca) m, màgic (ca) m, fetiller (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 巫師 / 巫师 (mou⁴ si¹)

Mandarin: 巫師 / 巫师 (zh) (wūshī), 覡 / 觋 (zh) (xí), 魔法師 / 魔法师 (zh) (mófǎshī), 妖人 (zh) (yāorén)
Czech: kouzelník (cs) m, čaroděj (cs) m, mág (cs) m, čarodějník (cs) m
Danish: troldmand c
Dutch: tovenaar (nl) m, magiër (nl) m
Egyptian:

(zꜣw m)
Esperanto: iluziisto, sorĉisto
Estonian: maag (et), võlur (et)
Faroese: gandakallur m
Finnish: taikuri (fi)
French: magicien (fr) m
Galician: meigo m, escoler (gl) m, bruxo m
Georgian: ჯადოქარი (ǯadokari), გრძნეული (grʒneuli), მისანი (ka) (misani)
German: Magier (de) m, Zauberer (de) m, Zaubrer (de) m, Magierin (de) f, Zauberin (de) f, Zaubrerin (de) f
Greek: μάγος (el) m (mágos)
Hebrew: קוֹסֵם (he) m (kosém), מְכַשֵּׁף (he) m (mekhashéf)
Hindi: जादूगर (hi) m (jādūgar), साहिर (hi) m (sāhir)
Hungarian: varázsló (hu)
Icelandic: töframaður m
Indonesian: tukang sulap (id), dukun (id)
Irish: draíodóir m, draoi m
Italian: mago (it) m, stregone (it) m
Japanese: 魔法使い (ja) (まほうつかい, mahō tsukai), 魔術師 (ja) (まじゅつし, majutsushi)
Kannada: ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ (kn) (māntrika)
Kazakh: сиқыршы (siqyrşy), шебер (kk) (şeber)
Khmer: មេធ្មប់ (mei thmup), ទិព្វ (km) (tɨp)
Korean: 마술사(魔術師) (ko) (masulsa), 마법사(魔法師) (ko) (mabeopsa)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: sihirbend (ku), sahir (ku)
Kyrgyz: сыйкырчы (ky) (sıykırcı), жадыгер (ky) (jadıger)
Lao: ນະເລນ (na lēn), ຜູ້ວິເສດ (phū wi sēt), ພໍ່ມົດ (phǭ mot)
Latgalian: būrs m, būre f, ragaņs m, ragane f
Latin: magus
Latvian: burvis (lv) m, burve (lv) f, zintnieks (lv) m
Lithuanian: magas (lt) m, burtininkas m
Macedonian: магионичар m (magioničar), волшебник m (volšebnik), маѓепсник m (maǵepsnik), магионичар m (magioničar), вештер m (vešter)
Manx: druaightagh, fer-obbee
Maori: kaimākutu
Marathi: जादूगार m (jādūgār)
Middle English: magicien
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: илбэчин (mn) (ilbečin), арш (mn) (arš), шидтэн (mn) (šidten)
Nauruan: itsibemin (na)
Norman: magicien m
North Frisian: Gögeler (Sylt)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: magiker m, trollmann m

Nynorsk: trollmann m
Old Church Slavonic:
Cyrillic: чародѣи m (čaroděi)
Old East Slavic: чародѣи m (čaroděi)
Ottoman Turkish: سحرباز (sihrbâz)
Pashto: جادوګر m (jādugar), ساحر m (sāher), سحرګر m (sehrgar)
Persian: جادوگر (fa) (jâdugar), ساحر (fa) (sâher), سحرباز (sehrbâz)
Plautdietsch: Zaubra n, Hajksenmeista m
Polish: magik (pl) m, czarodziej (pl) m, czarownik (pl) m
Portuguese: mago (pt) m, bruxo (pt) m, mágico (pt) m, feiticeiro (pt) m
Romanian: magician (ro) m, vrăjitor (ro) m
Russian: волше́бник (ru) m (volšébnik), колду́н (ru) m (koldún), маг (ru) m (mag), чароде́й (ru) m (čarodéj)
Scottish Gaelic: draoidh m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: мађио̀нича̄р m, ма̑г m, чаро̀бња̄к m

Roman: mađiòničār (sh) m, mȃg (sh) m, čaròbnjāk (sh) m
Slovak: kúzelník m, mág m, čarodejník m, čarodej m
Slovene: čarovnik (sl) m
Spanish: mago (es) m
Swedish: trollkarl (sv) m, trollkäring (sv) f, trollkona f, trollpacka (sv) f, trollgubbe (sv) m
Tagalog: salamangkero
Tajik: ҷодугар (jodugar), соҳир (sohir), афсунгар (afsungar)
Tamil: மந்திரவாதி (ta) (mantiravāti), மாந்திரிகன் (ta) m (māntirikaṉ)
Tatar: сихерче (tt) (sixerçe) (black), тылсымчы (tt) (tılsımçı) (white)
Thai: ผู้วิเศษ (pûu-wí-sèet), พ่อมด (pɔ̂ɔ-mót)
Turkish: sihirbaz (tr), büyücü (tr), efsuncu, afsuncu (tr)
Turkmen: jadygöý (tk)
Ukrainian: чарівни́к m (čarivnýk), маг (uk) m (mah), чароді́й m (čarodíj)
Urdu: جادوگر m (jādūgar), ساحر m (sāhir)
Uyghur: سېھىرگەر (sëhirger), جادۇگەر (jaduger)
Uzbek: sehrgar (uz), jodugar (uz), afsungar (uz)
Vietnamese: phù thủy (vi)
Volapük: (♂♀) magivan (vo), (♂) himagivan, (♀) jimagivan (vo)
Welsh: swynwr m, dewin m
West Frisian: tsjoender c
Yiddish: מכשף m (mekhashef)

spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts

Catalan: mag (ca) m, màgic (ca) m, fetiller (ca) m
Egyptian:

(zꜣw)
Finnish: mystikko (fi)
Galician: meigo m, feiticeiro m
Kannada: ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ (kn) (māntrika)
Latin: magus, mysticus
Norwegian: trollmann m
Plautdietsch: Zaubra n, Hajksenmeista m
Polish: mag (pl) m
Portuguese: feiticeiro (pt) m
Russian: заклина́тель (ru) m (zaklinátelʹ), чароде́й (ru) m (čarodéj)
Scottish Gaelic: draoidh m
Spanish: mago (es) m
Tagalog: salamangkero
Tamil: மாயக்காரன் (ta) m (māyakkāraṉ), மாயக்காரி (ta) f (māyakkāri), மாயக்காரர் c (māyakkārar)
West Frisian: tsjoender c

performer of tricks

Armenian: աճպարար (hy) (ačparar)
Azerbaijani: fokusçu, hoqqabaz, gözbağlayıcı
Belarusian: фо́куснік m (fókusnik), штука́р m (štukár)
Bulgarian: фо́кусник (bg) m (fókusnik)
Burmese: မျက်လှည့်ဆရာ (my) (myakhlany.hca.ra)
Catalan: mag (ca) m, màgic (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 魔術師 / 魔术师 (mo¹ seot⁶ si¹)

Mandarin: 魔術師 / 魔术师 (zh) (móshùshī)
Danish: tryllekunstner c, gøgler c
Dutch: goochelaar (nl) m, illusionist (nl) m, magiër (nl) m
Esperanto: prestidigitiisto c, magiisto m
Estonian: mustkunstnik, illusionist (et)
Finnish: illusionisti (fi)
Georgian: ილუზიონისტი (iluzionisṭi), მეფოკუსე (mepoḳuse)
German: Magier (de) m, Magierin (de) f, Zauberkünstler (de) m, Zauberkünstlerin (de) f, Illusionskünstler m, Illusionskünstlerin f, Gaukler (de) m
Greek: ταχυδακτυλουργός (el) m or f (tachydaktylourgós)
Ingrian: fookusnikka
Latin: praestīgiātor m, praestīgiātrix f
Malay: ahli silap mata
Marathi: जादूगार m (jādūgār)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tryllekunstner m

Nynorsk: tryllekunstnar m
Polish: magik (pl) m
Portuguese: mágico (pt) m, ilusionista (pt)
Romanian: magician (ro) m, magiciană (ro) f, iluzionist (ro) m
Russian: фо́кусник (ru) m (fókusnik), иллюзиони́ст (ru) m (illjuzioníst)
Sanskrit: मायिन् (sa) m (māyin)
Spanish: mago (es) m
Swedish: magiker (sv) c, trollkonstnär c, trollkarl (sv) m, illusionist (sv) c, taskspelare (sv) c
Tagalog: salamangkero
Tamil: மந்திரவாதி (ta) (mantiravāti)
Thai: นักมายากล (nák-maa-yaa-gon)
Turkish: hokkabaz (tr)
Ukrainian: фо́кусник m (fókusnyk), штука́р m (štukár), ілюзіоні́ст m (iljuzioníst), ілюзіоні́стка f (iljuzionístka), маг (uk) m (mah)

amazingly talented craftsman or scientist

Catalan: mag (ca) m
Dutch: tovenaar (nl) m
Finnish: velho (fi)
Portuguese: mago (pt) m, fenômeno (pt) m
Romanian: magician (ro) m
Spanish: fenómeno (es) m

person who astounds, is an enigma

Dutch: goochelaar (nl) m, tovenaar (nl) m, magiër (nl) m
Finnish: ilmiö (fi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Balinese: ^{(please verify)} balian
Breton: ^{(please verify)} strobineller (br) m, ^{(please verify)} majisian m, ^{(please verify)} hudour m
French: ^{(please verify)} magicien (fr) m, (1) ^{(please verify)} magicienne (fr) f, ^{(please verify)} sorcier (fr) m
German: ^{(please verify)} Magier (de) m, ^{(please verify)} Zauberer (de) m
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} töframaður m, ^{(please verify)} galdramaður (is) m
Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} dukun (id)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} mago (it) m, (1) ^{(please verify)} maga (it) f
Latin: ^{(please verify)} magus m
Old English: ^{(please verify)} wiċċa m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} мађионичар m, ^{(please verify)} чаробњак m, ^{(please verify)} чаробница f

Roman: ^{(please verify)} mađioničar (sh) m, ^{(please verify)} čarobnjak (sh) m, ^{(please verify)} čarobnica (sh) f
Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} mađioničar (sh) m, ^{(please verify)} čarobnjak (sh) m, ^{(please verify)} čarobnica (sh) f
Slovene: ^{(please verify)} čarodejník m
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} mago (es) m, ^{(please verify)} hechicero (es) m
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} ఐంద్రజాలికుడు (aindrajālikuḍu), ^{(please verify)} ఇంద్రజాలికుడు (te) (indrajālikuḍu), ^{(please verify)} మంత్రగాడు (te) (mantragāḍu)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French magicien. By surface analysis, magic +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.d͡ʒi.t͡ʃiˈan/
Hyphenation: ma‧gi‧ci‧an

Noun

magician m (plural magicieni, feminine equivalent magiciană)

magician
Magicianul a avut un iepure și o pălărie.
The magician had a rabbit and a hat.
(figurative) a whizz, magician

Declension

Declension of **magician**
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	magician	magicianul	magicieni	magicienii
genitive-dative	magician	magicianului	magicieni	magicienilor
vocative	magicianule		magicienilor

Synonyms

mag, vrăjitor

Related terms

magic
magie

References

“magician”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025