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thaumaturgist

thaumaturgist noun: a performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.

Noun

thaumaturgist (plural thaumaturgists)

  1. A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
    • Cuttle-fish, spiced oysters, sea hedge-hogs, and lobsters were among the ingredients of love-potions that reputed thaumaturgist Apuleius [...] was accused of have prepared in order to win the love of a widow.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 72
    Synonyms:
    thaumaturge

Synonyms of thaumaturgist

Forms of thaumaturgist

pluralthaumaturgists

Origin of thaumaturgist

From thaumaturge + -ist.

Words formed from thaumaturgist

Questions about thaumaturgist

What does thaumaturgist mean?
Thaumaturgist means a performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.
What part of speech is thaumaturgist?
Thaumaturgist is a noun.
What is the plural of thaumaturgist?
The plural of thaumaturgist is thaumaturgists.

Words near thaumaturgist in the dictionary

  1. thaumaturgical
  2. thaumaturgically
  3. thaumaturgics
  4. thaumaturgies
  5. thaumaturgism
  6. thaumaturgist
  7. thaumaturgistic
  8. thaumaturgists
  9. thaumaturgus
  10. thaumaturguses
  11. thaumaturgusses

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