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How to pronounce illusionist in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms conjurer, conjuror, magician, prestidigitator
Type of performer, performing artist
Has types thought-reader, telepathist, escapologist, escape expert, mind reader
Derivation illusion
Type Words
Synonyms seer, visionary
Type of intellect, intellectual
Has types diviner, fantast, forecaster, futurist, anticipant, anticipator, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer

Examples of illusionist

illusionist
An illusionist, a magician, a comedian and, yes, a man dressed in a dragon suit.
From the smh.com.au
New magic tricks have been added, designed by national illusionist Drew Thomas.
From the tennessean.com
Animal trainer and illusionist Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy is mauled onstage.
From the time.com
Live entertainment includes music, dancers, an artist and an illusionist show.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The illusionist has to tamp out the cigarettes and start his prep over again.
From the kentucky.com
So John Malkovich stars as an egomaniacal illusionist at the end of his creative days?
From the charlotteobserver.com
Psychic illusionist Philip Escoffey probably knows how many stars we'd give his show.
From the metro.co.uk
Or, maybe he's just too contemporary to pass as a 19th century illusionist.
From the cnn.com
Illusionist No-Face, for instance, is a magician who can instantly shift appearances.
From the time.com
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  • Visionary: a person with unusual powers of foresight
  • Magician: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
  • Magic is a performing art that entertains an audience by creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats, using purely natural means. These feats are called magic tricks, effects or illusions.
  • The wizard is one of the standard character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes.
  • The Illusionist (De illusionist) is a 1983 Dutch comedy film directed by Jos Stelling and starring Freek de Jonge. The film has no dialogue. It won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film at the 1984 Netherlands Film Festival.
  • The Illusionist is a 2006 period drama written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti. ...
  • The Illusionist (L'Illusionniste) is a 2010 animated film directed by Sylvain Chomet. The film is based on an unproduced script that the French mime, director and actor Jacques Tati had written in 1956. ...
  • The Illusionist is a novel by Irish author Jennifer Johnston first published in 1995 by Sinclair Stevenson, and is considered one of her best works . It gained positive reviews in the Irish Times, Times Literary Supplement and the New Statesman.
  • Pitch Black Progress is the second studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band, Scar Symmetry. The album was released in Europe on April 21, 2006 and in North America on May 2, 2006 through Nuclear Blast.