as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
the legendary charmer known as the Pied Piper of Hamelin
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Recent Examples of charmer
The 57-year-old man, who has not been identified, had attended a snake-charmer show while on vacation with his family when he was bitten by the animal earlier this month, according to German police, who didn’t release the exact date of the incident.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Cobras coming up out of charmers’ baskets are generally six feet long.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, Karol G headlined and became the first Latina to ever do so and Iggy Pop’s third time at the festival was another punk-rock charmer.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Introduced by the Southern living Plant Collection, Milky Way™ Dietes was selected for its compact habit and robust growth resulting in a tough, low-maintenance charmer with excellent form.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Each of them gave a masterful performance—Chalamet a loud blend of comedy and anxiety; Jordan playing twins, one a live-wire charmer and the other more smoldering.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
From a 70-year-old charmer in Bay View to Wisconsin’s oldest restaurant with nearly 180 years of history, here are some classic Milwaukee restaurants that are still going strong.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Be prepared to see elements of yourself — and perhaps your own family — while watching this charmer.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Cobras coming up out of charmers’ baskets are generally six feet long.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, Karol G headlined and became the first Latina to ever do so and Iggy Pop’s third time at the festival was another punk-rock charmer.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Introduced by the Southern living Plant Collection, Milky Way™ Dietes was selected for its compact habit and robust growth resulting in a tough, low-maintenance charmer with excellent form.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Each of them gave a masterful performance—Chalamet a loud blend of comedy and anxiety; Jordan playing twins, one a live-wire charmer and the other more smoldering.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
From a 70-year-old charmer in Bay View to Wisconsin’s oldest restaurant with nearly 180 years of history, here are some classic Milwaukee restaurants that are still going strong.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Be prepared to see elements of yourself — and perhaps your own family — while watching this charmer.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmer
Noun
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Musing about unintended consequences, Oosterhoff mentioned the myth of Pandora’s box and Goethe’s tale of the sorcerer’s apprentice.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pearlman, the first magician to headline, hopes the gig serves as an escape from politics.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Another had been sliced in two by a monorail, like a magician’s assistant.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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That won't mean much to most gamers or even most PC enthusiasts, but for memory-tuning wizards like 1usmus, more levers to pull in overclocking and timing adjustments may make more capable memory overclocks possible in the future.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To date, Quiet Light has made forays into diaristic folk-pop (Going Nowhere), wispy witch house (Pure Hearts), Alex G experimentalism (Fourth of July), and loop-heavy voice note collages (Blue Angel Sparkling Silver).—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
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Get ready for witches, munchkins and even the wizard.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Charmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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