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.
[1913 Webster]
Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them.
--Sir T.
Browne.
[1913 Webster]
2. A deceiver; a cheat. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
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]:
Magician \Ma*gi"cian\, n. [F. magicien. See {Magic}, n.]
1. One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an
enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a
conjurer.
[1913 Webster]
2. An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by
clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is
mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
magician
n 1: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
[syn: {magician}, {prestidigitator}, {conjurer},
{conjuror}, {illusionist}]
2: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: {sorcerer},
{magician}, {wizard}, {necromancer}, {thaumaturge},
{thaumaturgist}]
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