alchemist
noun[C]
uk/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/us/ˈæl.kə.mɪst/apersonwho uses orseemsto usealchemy(=attemptsto tochangeordinarymetalsintogold):
炼金师For thousands ofyears, alchemiststriedtofigureout how toturnleadintogold.炼金术士花了几千年琢磨点铅成金的办法。
Bankers were likemodern-dayalchemists who couldcreatewealthfrommerepaper.银行家宛如现代炼金师，可以从纸张里创造财富。
See
alchemy
- Medieval alchemists never didbrewupgold, butmodernchemiststinkeringwith theelementsdoyieldpricelessmaterials.
- Thedishesevolvedby the newbreedofculinaryalchemists are not thesortof thing you can make in fiveminutes.
- Klee'sartstudiowasoncedescribedas an alchemist'slair.
- She has an alchemist'stalentfor makinghistoryliveandbreathe.
People who perform magic or have paranormal abilities
- clairvoyant
- conjurer
- coven
- crone
- diviner
- escapologist
- ghostbuster
- illusionist
- mage
- magician
- psychic
- seer
- shaman
- soothsayer
- sorcerer
- sorceress
- visionary
- witch
- witch doctor
- wizard