Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Magician

Magician , noun

[French magicien. See Magic, n.]

1.
One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.
2.
An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art.