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Webster 1913 Edition


Conjurer

Con-jur′er

,
Noun.
One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

Con′jur-er

,
Noun.
1.
One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand.
Dealing with witches and with
conjurers
.
Shakespeare
From the account the loser brings,
The
conjurer
knows who stole the things.
Prior.
2.
One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity.
[Obs.]
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Conjurer

CONJURER

,
Noun.
One who practices conjuration; one who pretends to the secret art of performing things supernatural or extraordinary, by the aid of superior powers; an impostor who pretends, by unknown means, to discover stolen goods, &c. Hence ironically, a man of shrewd conjecture; a man of sagacity.