magician
/məˈdʒɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण मजिशन
जादूगर
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a person who can do magic tricks; (in stories) a person with magic powers
जादूगर
- The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
- The magician amazed the audience by making a coin vanish from a closed box.
- The magician made the scarf disappear in front of the children.
+ 2 more examples
- At the fair, a magician performed amazing card tricks.
- In the old story, an evil magician turned the prince into a frog.
Synonyms conjuror illusionist wizard sorcerer enchanter
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a person who has a special skill
(किसी कला का) जादूगर, माहिर
- a magician with the bat
- The coach is a magician with a young team and turns beginners into winners.
- The chef is a magician with spices and can turn simple dishes into feasts.
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- With the ball at his feet, the young striker is a magician.
- The conductor is a magician who gets perfect sound from a village orchestra.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a magician (countable noun)
Magician is a countable noun for a person who performs tricks or, in stories, uses magic powers.
'Magician' countable noun है, जो जादू के करतब दिखाने वाले या कहानियों में जादुई शक्ति वाले व्यक्ति को बताता है।
- The magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat.
- Two magicians performed at the school fair.
a magician at / with sth
Use at or with for the skill that makes somebody seem like a magician.
जिस कौशल के कारण कोई जादूगर जैसा लगे, उसके लिए 'at' या 'with' आता है।
- Radhika is a magician with numbers.
- He is a magician at fixing old radios.
figurative use: a magician (= very skilled person)
Magician is used figuratively for someone who achieves surprising results through skill.
'Magician' का लाक्षणिक प्रयोग उस व्यक्ति के लिए होता है जो कौशल से आश्चर्यजनक परिणाम पाता है।
- The midfielder is a magician with the ball.
magician vs magical vs magic
Magician is the person, magic is the art or power, and magical is the adjective.
'Magician' व्यक्ति है, 'magic' कला या शक्ति है और 'magical' adjective है।
- The magician's magic made the whole audience gasp.
- It was a magical evening.
feminine and neutral forms
Magician is used for both men and women; do not add a feminine suffix.
'Magician' पुरुष और स्त्री दोनों के लिए प्रयोग होता है; इसमें स्त्रीलिंग प्रत्यय नहीं जोड़ा जाता।
- The magician, a young woman from Kolkata, won the award.
+Collocations 5
adjective + magician
skilfulfamousstreetamateurstageyoung
- A street magician drew a crowd near the temple.
verb + magician
hirewatchperform aswork asbecome
- The school hired a magician for the annual day.
magician + verb
performvanishproducefoolamaze
- The magician made a coin vanish from his palm.
magician's + noun
magician's wandmagician's hatmagician's assistantmagician's trick
- The magician's assistant held the box.
magician + preposition
magician ofmagician atmagician withmagician among
- He is a magician among chefs.
“More examples 5
- Children clapped when the magician turned a handkerchief into a flower.
जब जादूगर ने रूमाल को फूल में बदल दिया तो बच्चों ने तालियाँ बजाईं।
- The magician asked a boy from the audience to pick a card.
जादूगर ने दर्शकों में से एक लड़के से ताश का पत्ता चुनने को कहा।
- Radhika's grandfather was a village magician who performed at fairs.
राधिका के दादाजी गाँव के जादूगर थे जो मेलों में करतब दिखाते थे।
- The captain is a magician who turns losing matches into wins.
कप्तान ऐसा जादूगर है जो हारते मैच को जीत में बदल देता है।
- Not even the best magician can solve this problem overnight.
सबसे अच्छा जादूगर भी यह समस्या रातोंरात हल नहीं कर सकता।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The magician showed us many magics.
✓ The magician showed us many magic tricks.
Magic is uncountable; use magic tricks for separate acts.
'Magic' uncountable है; अलग-अलग करतबों के लिए 'magic tricks' कहें।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ma·gi·cian
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who performs magic tricks is a magician or conjuror; one who can make you see things that are not there an illusionist; a man with magic powers in stories a wizard or sorcerer; a woman a witch or sorceress.
जादू के करतब दिखाने वाला magician या conjuror; जो न हो वह दिखाने वाला illusionist; कहानियों में जादुई शक्ति वाला पुरुष wizard या sorcerer; स्त्री witch या sorceress।