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Meanings of conjure man in English

A witch doctor who practices conjury.

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        Examples for "conjurer"
        Examples for "conjurer"
        1
        William had met the conjurer at various parties and despised him utterly.
        More William
        2
        If it's some of Jouret's far-famed magic, I'll say he's some conjurer.
        Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930
        3
        To secure such power, Hugh, the conjurer, ate the flesh of eagles.
        Welsh Fairy Tales
        4
        Outina's conjurer was of the number, and had well-nigh ruined the enterprise.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 / A Magazi...
        5
        Why, it is an old trick that any wayside conjurer can do.
        Cleopatra
        1
        I don't know if you have ever seen a really good conjuror-
        The Invisible Man
        2
        Nor was this all; both tymbesteres and conjuror were fortune-tellers by profession.
        The Last of the Barons — Volume 09
        3
        From the top of the ladder, he produced trees like a conjuror.
        The Irish Times
        4
        I will now give a few stories illustrative of the conjuror's power.
        Welsh Folk-Lore / a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of ...
        5
        Alle I woulde say is, I ne'er set up for a conjuror.
        Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
        Usage of conjure man in English
        1
        The Conjure man had not spoken to him, that was certain.
        Anting-Anting Stories, and Other Strange Tales of the Filipinos
        2
        "Who told you I could?" the Conjure man inquired sharply.
        Anting-Anting Stories, and Other Strange Tales of the Filipinos
        3
        "We just call him Old Pappy-he's a preacher, and some folks say a conjure man, too."
        The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel