Prestidigitator — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˌɛstɪdˈɪdʒᵻtˌeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˌɛstɪdˈɪdʒɪtˌeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˌɛstɪdˈɪdʒɪtˌeɪtə/

6 syllables Say it as /pɹˌɛstɪdˈɪdʒᵻtˌeɪɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conjurer illusionist conjuror magician

Word Forms

magic	noun	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
conjure	verb	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
illusion	noun	an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

prestidigitateur

quelqu'un qui exécute des tours de magie pour amuser un public

🇪🇸Spanish

prestidigitador

alguien que realiza trucos de magia para divertir al público

🇮🇹Italian

prestigiatore

qualcuno che esegue trucchi magici per divertire il pubblico

🇵🇹Portuguese

prestidigitador

alguém que realiza truques de mágica para divertir o público

🇷🇺Russian

фокусник

тот, кто выполняет фокусы, чтобы развлечь публику

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेस्टीडिजिटेटर

वह व्यक्ति जो दर्शकों का मनोरंजन करने के लिए जादू के करतब दिखाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னிறுத்துபவர்

பார்வையாளர்களை மகிழ்விக்க மந்திர தந்திரங்களைச் செய்யும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిష్టకర్త

ప్రేక్షకులను రంజింపజేయడానికి మ్యాజిక్ ట్రిక్స్ చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತಕಾರ

ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ರಂಜಿಸಲು ಮ್ಯಾಜಿಕ್ ತಂತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രെസ്റ്റിഡിജിറ്റേറ്റർ

പ്രേക്ഷകരെ രസിപ്പിക്കാൻ മാന്ത്രിക തന്ത്രങ്ങൾ നടത്തുന്ന ഒരാൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预数字器

表演魔术来逗乐观众的人

🇯🇵Japanese

権威者

聴衆を楽しませるために手品を行う人

🇰🇷Korean

요술쟁이

청중을 즐겁게 하기 위해 마술을 부리는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người tiền mã hóa

ai đó thực hiện các trò ảo thuật để giải trí cho khán giả

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้กำหนดสิทธิ

คนที่แสดงมายากลเพื่อสร้างความสนุกสนานให้กับผู้ชม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tukang sulap

seseorang yang melakukan trik sulap untuk menghibur penonton

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاو

شخص يقوم بخدع سحرية لتسلية الجمهور

🇮🇷Persian

پرستیدیجیتاتور

کسی که برای سرگرم کردن مخاطب ترفندهای جادویی انجام می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

prestijitatör

seyirciyi eğlendirmek için sihir numaraları yapan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

פרסטידיגיטטור

מישהו שמבצע קסמים כדי לשעשע קהל

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