illusionist vs magician

illusionist and magician both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
illusionist	Yes	No	No	No
magician	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, illusionist and magician are synonyms defined as:

illusionist and magician: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Other synonyms of illusionist include conjurer, conjuror, prestidigitator.

illusionist (noun)	magician (noun)
a person with unusual powers of foresight	one who practices magic or sorcery
someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience