Etymology

magician

ma·gi·cian
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Today it means: A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic. Full definition →

Middle English magicien ← Middle French magicien
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  1. Middle French · derived frommagicien
  2. Middle English · inherited frommagicien
  3. English todaymagician

From Middle English magicien, from Middle French magicien.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.