illusionist

English Thesaurus

1. someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience (noun.person)

hypernym	:	performer, performing artist,
definition	:	an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience (noun.person)

hyponym	:	escape expert, escapologist,
definition	:	an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping (noun.person)

hyponym	:	mind reader, telepathist, thought-reader,
definition	:	a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) (noun.person)

2. a person with unusual powers of foresight (noun.person)

hypernym	:	intellect, intellectual,
definition	:	a person who uses the mind creatively (noun.person)

hyponym	:	anticipant, anticipator,
definition	:	one who anticipates (noun.person)

hyponym	:	diviner,
definition	:	someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers (noun.person)

hyponym	:	fantast, futurist,
definition	:	someone who predicts the future (noun.person)

hyponym	:	forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer,
definition	:	someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) (noun.person)

3. someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience (noun.person)

derivation	:	conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick,
definition	:	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers (noun.act)

derivation	:	arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir,
definition	:	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)

4. a person with unusual powers of foresight (noun.person)

derivation	:	envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize,
definition	:	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind (verb.creation)

5. someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience (noun.person)

derivation	:	conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick,
definition	:	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers (noun.act)

derivation	:	arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir,
definition	:	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation)

6. a person with unusual powers of foresight (noun.person)

derivation	:	envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize,
definition	:	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind (verb.creation)