chirosophistn.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > legerdemain, etc. > [noun] > juggler or conjurer
jugglera1100
tregetour1340
hey-passa1593
prestigiator1595
baffler1606
feat-worker1617
hocus-pocus1624
hocus1647
chirosophist1652
fascinator1677
legerdemain1696
prestidigitator1712
conjurer1727
sleight-of-hand man1757
nimble-fingers1781
sleight-of-hand professor1801
legerdemainist1830
magician1834
illusionist1850
jongleura1851
wizard1859
deceptionist1883
mentalist1906
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια xxvi. sig. l4 Stageplayers and juglers, which..we call Chirosophists, that is, slight-handed.
2. = chiromancer n.
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1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Chirographist This word is used..improperly, for one that tells fortunes, by examining the hand: the true word is chirosophist, or chiromancer.
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