hypnotist
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- noun
- /ˈhɪpnəˌtɪst/
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hipnotizador
- Derren Brown (born 27 February 1971) is an English illusionist, mentalist, hypnotist, painter, writer, and skeptic.
And it was unexpected because I wasn't going to the hypnotist about that.
- And it was unexpected because I wasn't going to the hypnotist about that.
- We saw Bob Marley, we saw a hypnotist.
- And we had an erotic hypnotist come on and talk to us.
- So I feel like some hypnotists that are really good are able to tap into your subconscious as well.
- There's just a case in in Washington state where a hypnotist was or no, he was an attorney.
- Just kick back, relax and enjoy diarrhea and a hypnotist show on a floating shopping mall that you can't escape like royalty.
Examples
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Do you believe that hypnotists can make people do things against their will?
Blog text (30) -
I'm seeing a hypnotist Monday.
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I began to think I should have gone to see a doctor rather than a hypnotist.
Fiction book (1997) -
As I came into my grandfather's room, the hypnotist was just giving up.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nate and I will go talk to that hypnotist.
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I mean, who needs alcohol when there's a hypnotist?
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I had considered contacting another hypnotist; the Bay News was full of them, but it didn't seem proper.
Fiction book (1997) -
Fun Packed, Hypnotic Marvels with Professor George Singer, Famous Hypnotist, Wednesday night, 8:00 o'clock, Richmond High School.
Blog text (5) -
Signor Flame was a tall, black-browed man with graying, curly hair and the dark stare of a hypnotist.
Fiction book (1999) -
The therapist recommended that I visit a trained hypnotist to help manage my anxiety.
Synonyms
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A person who uses hypnosis to help people change habits and overcome fears
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A person who puts someone into a relaxed, focused trance using words
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A person who uses special techniques to make someone fall into a trance
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A person who guides others into deep relaxation to help change feelings or habits
A person who uses a calm voice and slow movements to put people into a sleep-like state
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypnotist = hypnotize (transparent) = hypno + ist
The agentive suffix '-ist' clearly forms 'person who induces hypnosis' from the verb 'hypnotize', so the meaning is directly inferable by learners.
Etymology
Hypnotist comes from the Greek root hypnos meaning 'sleep' and the ending -ist meaning 'one who'. That's why a hypnotist is someone who guides people into a calm, sleep-like state for therapy or entertainment.