"prestidigitator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prestidigitators [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French prestidigitateur. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|prestidigitateur}} French prestidigitateur Head templates: {{en-noun}} prestidigitator (plural prestidigitators)
  1. One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist. Categories (topical): Artists, People Synonyms: conjurer, magician Related terms: prestidigitation Translations (who performs feats of prestidigitation): prestidigitatoro (Esperanto), iluziisto (Esperanto), silmänkääntäjä (Finnish), prestidigitateur [masculine] (French), prestidigitatrice [feminine] (French), prestigiatore [masculine] (Italian), praestīgiātor [masculine] (Latin), prestidigitator [masculine] (Polish), prestidigitador [masculine] (Portuguese), prestidigitador [masculine] (Spanish), prestidoetisse [masculine] (Walloon)

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