Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
conjurer .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Law), obsolete One bound by a common oath with others.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
conjurer . - noun law, obsolete One bound by a common
oath with others.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
- noun a witch doctor who practices conjury
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Examples
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'Oh, yes mamma!' said Helena: 'and do you know, that one of the questions that the people ask the conjuror, is Where is the happiest family to be found?
Belinda 1801
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But that you may not suspect Lady Emily for a sorceress, or me for a conjuror, which is no joke in Scotland, I must tell you that Frank Stanley, your friend, who has been seized with a tartan fever ever since he heard Edward's tales of old Scottish manners, happened to describe to us at second hand this remarkable cup.
The Waverley 1877
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But that you may not suspect Lady Emily for a sorceress, or me for a conjuror, which is no joke in Scotland, I must tell you that Frank Stanley, your friend, who has been seized with a tartan fever ever since he heard Edward's tales of old
Waverley — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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But that you may not suspect Lady Emily for a sorceress, or me for a conjuror, which is no joke in Scotland, I must tell you that Frank Stanley, your friend, who has been seized with a tartan fever ever since he heard Edward's tales of old
Waverley — Volume 2 Walter Scott 1801
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But that you may not suspect Lady Emily for a sorceress, or me for a conjuror, which is no joke in Scotland, I must tell you that Frank
Waverley Walter Scott 1801
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(that is to say the conjuror) she had been near it.
Cranford Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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For they had planned for the kind of conjuror that Adria was: one who concentrated on major effects.
If I Pay Thee Not In Gold Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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But that you may not suspect Lady Emily for a sorceress, or me for a conjuror, which is no joke in Scotland, I must tell you that Frank Stanley, your friend, who has been seized with a tartan fever ever since he heard Edward’s tales of old Scottish manners, happened to describe to us at second-hand this remarkable cup.
Waverley 2004
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You need to think like a street conjuror to get that chain of thinking ...
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My grandmother, herself a sorcerer and conjuror, caught me as I was born.
Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011
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