magician

«magician» in Mova's school dictionary: a performer who does magic tricks that seem impossible… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a magician, magicians)

meaning for a pupil

1) A magician is a performer who does magic tricks that seem impossible, like making things disappear. tree →

2) In stories, a magician is a person with real magic powers, like a wizard. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories magicians cast spells; in real life stage magicians use secret skills, fast hands and distraction — not real magic. Lessons on truth and tricks explain illusions. Phrases: «a party magician», «a magician's trick», «the magician's assistant».

examples

• The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat. tree →
• A magician came to my birthday party. tree →
• The magician made the coin disappear. tree →
• A good magician never tells how the trick is done. tree →
• In the story, the magician turned the prince into a frog. tree →
• The magician's hands moved too fast to see. tree →
• I want to be a magician when I grow up. tree →
• The magician cried out in a great hurry: tree →

note

Countable. Pronounced muh-JISH-un. Stage magic is an illusion — a trick on your eyes and attention; it is honest fun because everyone knows it is a trick.

In the corpora

• Some animals escape not with spikes or poison but with a trick, like a magician who makes you look the wrong way.
• The Magician walks round the world.
• «Now I know where Pau Amma went,» says the Magician.
• But when the Magician asks for a Magic, Pau Amma can only stir up the sea.
• The Magician will not simply give the shell back, because Pau Amma might grow big and proud again and forget his promise.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «magician» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.