Thesaurus:magician

Thesaurus

magician

English

Noun

Sense: person skilled in magic

Synonyms

NB: The gender is often assumed to be male for many terms, unless otherwise stated.

• archmage
• charmer
• conjurer
• illusionist
• mage
• magic user
• magus
• shaman
• spellbinder
• spellcaster
• spellmaker
• thaumaturge
• theurgist
• whizz
• whiz
• witch doctor
• wiz
• wonderworker

Hyponyms

Male magicians

• enchanter
• sorcerer
• warlock
• wizard

Female magicians

• enchantress
• hag
• hellcat
• magicianess
• magicienne
• sorceress
• witch
• wizardess

Hypernyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:oracle
• Thesaurus:shape-shifter

Further reading

• “994. sorcerer” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “992. sorcery” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “magician” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.