Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prestidigitator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prestidigitator \Pres`ti*dig"i*ta`tor\, n. [L. praesto ready +
digitus finger: cf. F. prestidigitateur.]
One skilled in legerdemain or sleight of hand; a juggler.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prestidigitator
n : someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience [syn:
{magician}, {conjurer}, {conjuror}, {illusionist}]
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