noun
magician; illusionist; conjurer
Refers to a performer who does stage magic, sleight of hand, or illusions for entertainment. Not used for a sorcerer or wizard in a fantasy sense.
彼は有名な奇術師で、テレビにもよく出演している。
He is a famous magician and often appears on TV.
奇術師がトランプを使った手品を披
The magician performed a card trick.
魔術師 implies a sorcerer or wizard with supernatural powers, unlike 奇術師 which is strictly an entertainer.
Compound of 奇術 (kijutsu, 'magic trick, sleight of hand') and 師 (shi, 'master, specialist'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for naming practitioners of an art.