illusionist
/ɪ ˈlu ʒə nəst/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a person with unusual powers of foresight
- (n) someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- Fell almost makes an error while pursuing an illusionist.
- It was Einhorn's new rage, and his orbit of friends had expanded to include Uri Geller, the spoon-bending Israeli illusionist.
- A white tiger critically hurt illusionist Roy Horn, half of the performing duo Siegfried Roy, at the Mirage Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas in 2003.
Quotes
- "Bowen's faster than the eye . . . he's really quick with his hands," Jackson said. "He gets in and bothers, but he's back out before the shots are up usually. You've got to give him credit. He's obviously an illusionist at some level."on May 29, 2008 By: Phil Jackson Source: Los Angeles Times
- "We've decided with our new style of play that has taken place in the last nine games that we've added a new assistant coach - (illusionist) David Copperfield," Garrido, 70, joked at a Sunday press conference. "Somebody asked me yesterday...on Jun 21, 2009 By: Augie Garrido Source: USA Today
- "He is an illusionist, incapable of using a proper game plan and relying on fortune rather than skill," Scharf said. "The fact that he never played football is enough to disqualify him from training the national team. I take my hat off to him...on May 19, 2008 By: Shlomo Scharf Source: Times Online
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