prestidigitateur

French

Etymology

From preste (“agile”) +‎ Latin digitus (“finger”) +‎ -ateur (agent suffix), coined by Jules de Rovère (1797–1864).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɛs.ti.di.ʒi.ta.tœʁ/

Noun

prestidigitateur m (plural prestidigitateurs, feminine prestidigitatrice)

conjurer, magician
Synonyms: escamoteur, illusionniste, magicien, manipulateur

Derived terms

prestidigitation

Further reading

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

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