Meanings
nounprestidigitator (plural prestidigitators)
plural prestidigitators
- One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist.
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
Broader
performerperforming artist
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchprestidigitateur
- Englishprestidigitator
Borrowed from French prestidigitateur.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan prestidigitador
- prestidigitadorwho performs feats of prestidigitation
Esperanto prestidigitatoro, iluziisto
- prestidigitatorowho performs feats of prestidigitation
- iluziistowho performs feats of prestidigitation
Finnish silmänkääntäjä
- silmänkääntäjäwho performs feats of prestidigitation
French prestidigitateur, prestidigitatrice
- prestidigitateurwho performs feats of prestidigitation
- prestidigitatricewho performs feats of prestidigitation
Greek ταχυδακτυλουργός
- ταχυδακτυλουργός (tachydaktylourgós)who performs feats of prestidigitation
Italian prestigiatore
- prestigiatorewho performs feats of prestidigitation
Latin praestīgiātor
- praestīgiātorwho performs feats of prestidigitation
Polish prestidigitator, prestidigitatorka
- prestidigitatorwho performs feats of prestidigitation
- prestidigitatorkawho performs feats of prestidigitation
Portuguese prestidigitador
- prestidigitadorwho performs feats of prestidigitation
Spanish prestidigitador
- prestidigitadorwho performs feats of prestidigitation
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prestidigitator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prestidigitator
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“prestidigitator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prestidigitator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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