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a professional liar you applaud for being better at it than you
means A person who entertains by performing tricks and illusions that appear to defy the ordinary laws of reality, or in older usage one believed to wield genuine supernatural power.
from From the Latin 'magicus' and Greek 'magikos', tracing back to 'magos' — the name the Greeks gave to the Magi, the priestly caste of ancient Persia who were known for astrology and esoteric rites. To the Greeks these foreign holy men seemed to traffic in mysterious arts, so their very name became a byword for spellcraft. The word entered English through Old French 'magicien' in the late Middle Ages, when 'magic' still meant the real and often dangerous business of summoning forces unseen — only later did the magician shrink down to the cheerful trickster pulling rabbits from hats.
- sworn secrecy
- Magic Circle expels members who reveal tricks
- misdirection
- They guide your eyes while hands betray you
- oldest record
- Egyptian papyrus describes cup tricks 4,000 years ago
- science crossover
- Magicians' methods now studied by neuroscientists
david copperfield — illusionist who made the statue of liberty disappear in 1983
criss angel — magician famous for street magic tv show 'mindfreak' since 2005
penn and teller — duo performing in las vegas since 1987, reveal some tricks while amazing audiences