prestidigitator
/ˌprɛstɪˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪtər/
noun
- A person who performs magic tricks with quick and skillful hand movements; a magician or conjurer.
- Famous prestidigitators like Houdini amazed crowds with their escapes and tricks.
- At the birthday party, a prestidigitator made colorful scarves appear from thin air.
- The prestidigitator pulled a rabbit out of an empty hat to the delight of the children.
- A person who uses clever deception or trickery, especially in business or politics.
- Some call him a prestidigitator because he can make problems seem to vanish with a few words.
- The campaign manager was a skilled prestidigitator, spinning facts to favor his candidate.
- The CEO was a financial prestidigitator who hid the company's losses for years.
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