conjurer

[ kon-jer-er, kuhn- for 1, 2; kuh n-joo r-er for 3 ]

/ ˈkɒn dʒər ər, ˈkʌn- for 1, 2; kənˈdʒʊər ər for 3 /

a person who conjures spirits or practices magic; magician.

a person who practices legerdemain; juggler.

a person who solemnly charges or entreats.

Origin of conjurer

Middle English word dating back to 1300–1350; see origin at conjure, -er¹

He called him variously “a conjuror,” “a magician,” and “a false prophet.”

How I Hid Salman Rushdie During the Fatwa |Geoffrey Robertson |February 9, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
I answered him, that in my younger days I had studied divinity, but I was a conjuror by profession.

Of the Capture of Ticonderoga |Ethan Allen
The surgeon, or he who assumed the office, appeared to unite the characters of a leech and a conjuror.

Waverley, Or 'Tis Sixty Years Hence, Complete |Sir Walter Scott
"And that is by going to the conjuror, I suppose," said the squire, in a sarcastic tone.

The Wizard of West Penwith |William Bentinck Forfar

At Ems I shall not be a conjuror: but I never part with my box.

Vivian Grey |Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
There is one Browne, a conjuror, in his house, kept secretly.

Lancashire Folk-lore |John Harland

conjuror

/ (ˈkʌndʒərə) /

a person who practises conjuring, esp for people's entertainment

a person who practises magic; sorcerer