The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
prestidigitator — PRESTIDIGITATÓR, prestidigitatori, s.m. 1. Specialist în prestidigitaţie (care dă reprezentaţii publice); scamator. 2. fig. Persoană care posedă o mare agilitate a mâinilor. – Din fr. prestidigitateur. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 12.04.2004. Sursa: DEX … Dicționar Român
prestidigitator — [pres΄tə dij′ə tāt΄ər] n. 〚Fr prestidigitateur (based on L prestigiator, juggler, deceiver) < preste, quick < presto (see PRESTO1) + L digitus, finger (see DIGIT)〛 an expert at prestidigitation * * * … Universalium
prestidigitator — (n.) 1843, from Fr. prestidigitateur, coined 1830 by Jules de Rovère (who sought a new word, qui s accorderait mieux à ses nobles origines to replace escamoteur and physicien), roughly based on L. præstigiator juggler (see PRESTIGIOUS (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
prestidigitator — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. prestidigitatororze; lm M. prestidigitatororzy {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} człowiek wykonujący magiczne sztuczki zręcznościowe; sztukmistrz, magik, iluzjonista <wł.> {{/stl 7}} … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
prestidigitator — [pres΄tə dij′ə tāt΄ər] n. [Fr prestidigitateur (based on L prestigiator, juggler, deceiver) < preste, quick < presto (see PRESTO1) + L digitus, finger (see DIGIT)] an expert at prestidigitation … English World dictionary
prestidigitator — prestidigitation ► NOUN formal ▪ sleight of hand performed as entertainment. DERIVATIVES prestidigitator noun. ORIGIN French, from preste nimble + Latin digitus finger … English terms dictionary
prestidigitator — noun see prestidigitation … New Collegiate Dictionary
prestidigitator — noun One who performs feats of prestidigitation, a sleight of hand artist, a magician Syn: magician See Also: prestidigitation … Wiktionary
prestidigitator — Synonyms and related words: artist, artiste, belly dancer, burlesque queen, chorine, chorus boy, chorus girl, conjurer, coryphee, dancer, dancing girl, ecdysiast, entertainer, escamoteur, exotic dancer, female impersonator, geisha, geisha girl,… … Moby Thesaurus
prestidigitatór — s. m., pl. prestidigitatóri … Romanian orthography
