magus

Etymology

From Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos, “magician”), from Μάγος (Mágos, “Magian”), of an indeterminate Old Iranian origin (see Μάγος for details). Doublet of mage.

noun

1. A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
2. (Zoroastrianism) A Zoroastrian priest.
   Court astrologers, who were drawn from the race of the Magi, were among those that formed the royal court … 1922, Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 230