magicienne

English

Etymology

From Middle English magicienne, from Middle French magicienne.

Noun

magicienne (plural magiciennes)

1. (dated) A female magician.
   • 1869, James Payn, Found Dead, page 254:

     A magicienne, too! That's ever so much better than a male wizard.

   • 1943 April 10, Bill Sachs, “Magic”, in Billboard, volume 55, number 15:

     The article, headed "Mistress of Mystery," portrays in colored cartoon fashion Miss O'Dell's entrance Into show business and pictures one of her most thrilling experiences in the role of a magicienne.

   • 1992, Ticket to Read!: 1992 Ohio Summer Reading Program Manual, page 35:

     Jania Taylor is a magicienne with extraordinary skills and many tricks up her sleeve.

Synonyms

• magicianess

Translations

female magician — see magicianess

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

magicienne f (plural magiciennes)

1. female equivalent of magicien

Further reading

• “magicienne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.