How to say "magician" in Japanese

• マジシャンCommon
  nounCovers the entertainer sense of 'magician': a performer who amazes an audience with tricks and illusions. Use it for a stage or close-up performer, not for a wielder of supernatural magic.
  彼かれはちょっとしたマジシャンだ。↗

  He is something of a magician.
• 魔法使いまほうつかいCommon
  nounCovers the wizard, witch, or sorcerer sense: a person who commands supernatural magic. It is the natural choice for such figures in stories, fantasy, and folklore, not for a stage performer doing tricks.
  エドガーさんは魔法まほう使つかいだった事こともあるんですか。↗

  So, was there a time when you were a wizard, too?

Use 「マジシャン」 for a real-world entertainer who performs magic tricks on stage, and 「魔法使い」 for a wizard, witch, or sorcerer — a figure who commands supernatural magic, chiefly in fiction and fantasy.

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• マジシャンmagician
• 魔法使いまほうつかいmagician
• 手品師てじなしmagician
• 魔術師まじゅつしmagician
• 妖術者ようじゅつしゃmagician
• 妖術師ようじゅつしmagician
• 奇術師きじゅつしconjurer
• 幻人げんじんwitchcraft user
• トリックスターtrickster