From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Juggler \Jug"gler\, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor,
jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester,
joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest,
joke. See {Joke}, and cf. {Jongleur}, {Joculator}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. One who juggles; one who practices or exhibits tricks by
sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer.
[Archaic]
Note: This sense is now expressed by {magician} or
{conjurer}.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak.
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Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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2. A deceiver; a cheat. --Shak.
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3. A person who juggles objects, i. e. who maintains several
objects in the air by passing them in turn from one hand
to another.
[PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Conjurer \Con*jur"er\, n.
One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a
solemn manner.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Conjurer \Con"jur*er\, n.
1. One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by
the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats
of legerdemain or sleight of hand.
[1913 Webster]
Dealing with witches and with conjurers. --Shak.
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From the account the loser brings,
The conjurer knows who stole the things. --Prior.
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2. One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of
sagacity. [Obs.] --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conjurer
n 1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
[syn: {magician}, {prestidigitator}, {conjurer},
{conjuror}, {illusionist}]
2: a witch doctor who practices conjury [syn: {conjurer},
{conjuror}, {conjure man}]
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