Is it der, die or das Magier? – der Magier, plural die Magier

Why is it der Magier?

Magier ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er

Sense 1

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Meaning

[1] person who has supernatural skills and uses

[1] Person, die übernatürliche Fähigkeiten besitzt und anwendet

[2] Person who demonstrates magic tricks

[2] Person, die Zaubertricks vorführt

Examples

[1] "The magician waited silently until the man had left the hall"
[1] „Der Magier wartete still, bis der Mann den Saal verlassen hatte.“

[2] The magician conjured up a rabbit out of his cylinder
[2] Der Magier zauberte ein Kaninchen aus seinem Zylinder hervor.

More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] "This one had something of the magicians who attracted tents at the fair in the fairs, but the charlatanism was missing"
[2] „Dieser hier hatte etwas von den Magiern, die auf den Jahrmärkten zum Eintritt in verhangene Zelte anlocken, doch fehlte ihm die Scharlatanerie.“

Declension

1	Singular	Plural
Nominativ	der Magier	die Magier
Genitiv	des Magiers	der Magier
Dativ	dem Magier	den Magiern
Akkusativ	den Magier	die Magier

Magier

Why is it der Magier?

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