praestigĭātor, ōris, m. [praestigiae],
a juggler , cheat , impostor , deceiver (anteclass. and post-Aug.): praestigiator hic quidem Poenus probu' est, Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 6; id. Aul. 4, 4, 3; Sen. Ep. 45, 8: pervicaci praestigiator actu, the devil , Prud. Cath. 6, 141 (with i long).