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charmer

charmer

39 3.4
A person who is pleasant and easily makes others like them
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɑːrmər/
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  • Everyone was drawn to him; he truly was a charmer who made the party enjoyable.

He's a kid and he is a charmer, hugely talented.

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Examples

  • Isn't he a charmer, though?

  • Upon seeing her, people thought: Ah, with those looks, she must be a charmer.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Quite the charmer with a smile so bright she light up the night.

  • You got quite a charmer here.

  • Who could resist a charmer like me?

  • Apparently, the guy was a charmer of lonely hearts.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Why don't you go for a walk with the charmer, then?

  • Perhaps you are the charmer you warned me against, signor.

  • The man was handsome, witty, a thorough charmer, and the Don always enjoyed his company.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Hosokawa was a good-looking, plain-speaking charmer with an aristocratic pedigree and impeccable reformist credentials.

    Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

smoothy
vscharmer
  • Slang
24 8.2

A person often a man who acts charming to get what they want

is more naturally liked rather than trying to gain favour
sweet talker
vscharmer
  • Informal
3 5.6

A person who uses kind words to charm or trick people

is more genuinely pleasant and attractive rather than using flattery
smoothie
vscharmer
  • Archaic
3 7.5

A charming confident person who persuades others but does not seem honest

is more genuinely pleasant rather than mainly persuasive or superficial
swooner
vscharmer
  • Archaic
1 8.7

A person who is very attractive and makes others feel faint with excitement

is more about being pleasant and easily liked instead of causing intense reactions
beguiler
vscharmer
8.4

A person who attracts others by being friendly and attractive

is pleasant and easily makes others like or admire them

Antonyms

An unpleasant person who is hard to get along with

Compounds

A person who uses music or movement to make snakes move for people

How Charming

charmer
39 3.4

Surface Forms

charmer singular
charmers plural

Morphology

charmer = charm (transparent) = charm + er

Direct agentive derivation: someone who 'charms' is a 'charmer', which is readily inferable from 'charm'.

Etymology

Charmer comes from the Latin word carmen, which meant 'song' or a sung 'spell', and this led to charm meaning a kind of 'magic'. So a charmer is someone who 'enchants' others with their words or smile, making people like or admire them.