noun
magician; conjurer; illusionist
Refers to a performer of sleight-of-hand or stage magic, not a supernatural sorcerer.
手品師がトランプを一瞬で消した。
The magician made the playing cards disappear in an instant.
彼はプロの手品師として世界中を回っている
He travels the world as a professional magician.
Refers to a sorcerer or wizard with supernatural powers, distinct from a stage magician.
Compound of 手品 (sleight of hand, magic trick) and 師 (master, specialist). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Edo period to refer to stage magicians.