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illusionist
[ ih-loo-zhuh-nist ]
noun
- a conjurer or magician who creates illusions, as by sleight of hand.
- an adherent of illusionism.
illusionist
/ ɪˈluːʒənɪst /
noun
- a person given to illusions; visionary; dreamer
- philosophy a person who believes in illusionism
- an artist who practises illusionism
- a conjuror; magician
Derived Forms
- ilˌlusionˈistic, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of illusionist1
Example Sentences
Seated at a table covered with notes and newspapers, Emma immerses herself in a case surrounding the disappearance of Timothy Kane, the young scion of a family of illusionists.
Berkowitz wasn’t a traditional illusionist, but he captured light in a way that makes it seem entirely real.
Such a tactic by this “master illusionist” might enhance the chance of a successful mating by keeping the female close.
Those visual feats were basically just an updated version of the Pepper’s Ghost technique that stage illusionists and moviemakers have been using since it was invented by John Pepper in the 19th century.
Recently, Jedlica made headlines for calling Valeria Lukyanova, ‘The Real Life Barbie,’ “an illusionist” in an interview with GQ.
The illusionist even claims that one of the islands contains the fountain of youth, reviving dying insects upon submersion.
Who can resist a magic-imbued paradise crafted by the greatest illusionist of our time?
He was both the great reporter and great illusionist of his day.
There was nothing in the illusionist's general manner that could be construed into aberration of intellect.
By this time the scientific reviews had taken him up as a sort of public Illusionist.
It is not easy to avoid extravagance in speaking of one who was in all things an illusionist.
He has improved from ancient times as an up-to-date showman, and is a wonderful illusionist.
The man of sense is the visionary or illusionist, fancying things as permanencies, and thoughts as fleeting phantoms.
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