фо́кусник

uncommon #8269

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
conjurer, magician, illusionist
Фо́кусник доста́л кро́лика из шля́пы.
The magician pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
A stage performer doing sleight-of-hand tricks; not a magician in the supernatural sense (that is «волшебник»).
2.
(rare) trickster, capricious person, fussy person
Ну ты и фо́кусник — ве́чно что́-нибудь вы́думаешь!
What a trickster you are - always up to something!
Colloquial and disapproving: someone who plays tricks on others or is full of whims.

Examples

Зритель, мистифицируемый фокусником, не понимал, что происходит.
The spectator being mystified by the magician did not understand what was happening.
Фо́кусник привлека́л внима́ние дете́й.
The magician had the children's attention.
Фокусник показал новый кунштюк перед публикой.
The magician performed a new trick for the audience.
Дети смотрели на фокусника, разинув рты.
The children watched the magician with their mouths wide open.
Фокусник, морочивший детей, показывал один трюк за другим.
The magician who was fooling the children performed one trick after another.
Фокусник сделал загадочный пасс рукой.
The magician made a mysterious pass with his hand.
Ребёнок, обмирающий от восторга, смотрел на фокусника.
The child, breathless with excitement, watched the magician.
Мы наблюдали за фокусником, изощряющимся в трюках на сцене.
We watched the magician perfecting his tricks on stage.