prestidigitateur
French edit
Etymology edit
From preste (“agile”) + Latin digitus (“finger”) + -ateur (agent suffix), coined by Jules de Rovère (1797–1864).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prestidigitateur m (plural prestidigitateurs, feminine prestidigitatrice)
- conjurer, magician
- Synonyms: escamoteur, illusionniste, magicien, manipulateur
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “prestidigitateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.