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

Дети смотрели на фокусника, разинув рты.
The children watched the magician with their mouths wide open.
Фо́кусник привлека́л внима́ние дете́й.
The magician had the children's attention.
Дети неотрывно следили за фокусником.
The children watched the magician without taking their eyes off him.
Дети зачарованно смотрели на фокусника.
The children watched the magician, spellbound.
Ошеломлявший всех фокусник снова вышел на сцену.
The magician who had stunned everyone came onstage again.
Ребёнок, обмирающий от восторга, смотрел на фокусника.
The child, breathless with excitement, watched the magician.
Фокусник показал трюк с левитацией предмета.
The magician performed a trick involving the levitation of an object.
Я хочу́ быть фо́кусником.
I want to be a magician.