GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Juggler , n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See Joke, and cf. Jongleur, Joculator.]
   1913 Webster
   One who juggles; one who practices or exhibits tricks by sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer. [Archaic] This sense is now expressed by magician or conjurer.
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   As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye.
   Shak.
   
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   Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them.
   Sir T. Browne.
   
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   A deceiver; a cheat.
   Shak.
   
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   A person who juggles objects, i. e. who maintains several objects in the air by passing them in turn from one hand to another.
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   Magician , n. [F. magicien. See Magic, n.]
   One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.
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   An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art.
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