ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdijəˌtād.ə(r), -ātə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French prestidigitateur, alteration (influenced by preste quick, nimble — from Middle French, from Old Italian presto — & by Latin digitus finger) of prestigiateur, from Latin praestigiator — more at toe
: one skilled in legerdemain : a performer of sleight of hand
is a sort of literary prestidigitator : he can make something out of nothing, and keep any number of verbal notions in the air simultaneously — F.B.Millett
• pres·ti·dig·i·ta·to·ri·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dijəd.ə|tōrēəl adjective
• pres·ti·dig·i·ta·tory -d.əˌtōrē adjective