pres|ti|dig|i|ta|tor

pres|ti|dig|i|ta|tor
pres|ti|dig|i|ta|tor «PREHS tuh DIHJ uh TAY tuhr», noun.
a person skilled in sleight of hand; conjurer: »

[They are] watching a prestidigitator, and waiting to see what cute little animal will pop out of his hat next (Howard Taubman).

[< French prestidigitateur, apparently coined < preste nimble (< Italian presto presto) + Latin digitus finger + French -ateur, an agent suffix < Latin -ator]

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  • dig — ba·si·dig·i·ta·le; con·dig·ni·ty; dig; dig·a·my; dig·e·nite; dig·ger; dig·ging; dig·i·lan·ide; dig·it; dig·i·tal·in; dig·i·tal·is; dig·i·tal·i·za·tion; dig·i·tal·ose; dig·i·tar·ia; dig·i·tate; dig·i·ta·tion; dig·i·ti·gra·da; dig·i·ti·nervate;… …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • prestidigitator — pres·ti·dig·i·ta·tor …   English syllables

  • prestidigitation — pres•ti•dig•i•ta•tion [[t]ˌprɛs tɪˌdɪdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. sleight of hand; legerdemain • Etymology: 1855–60; < F, =prestenimble (< It; see presto) + Ldigit(us)finger + F ation ation pres ti•dig′i•ta tor, n …   From formal English to slang

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

  • ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… …   English syllables

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