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mesmerizer

mesmerizer

9.9
A person who uses a calm voice and slow movements to put people into a sleep-like state
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛzməˌraɪzər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hipnotizador
  • The skilled mesmerizer captivated the audience with his hypnotic techniques during the show.

Examples

  • At the carnival, the famous mesmerizer amazed everyone with his ability to put volunteers into hypnosis.

  • A master mesmerizer of lecture-hall audiences, Twain treated the newsmen to a vintage performance.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • During the therapy session, the mesmerizer helped her relax by guiding her into a deep trance.

Synonyms

hypnotist
vsmesmerizer
13 5.5

A person who uses guided relaxation to make people follow suggestions for help or entertainment

focuses on the method used rather than skill or purpose
hypnotherapist
vsmesmerizer
  • Specialized
4 7.2

A person who uses hypnosis to help people change habits and overcome fears

is a general inducer rather than a therapy specialist
hypnotizer
vsmesmerizer
  • US
1 7.2

A person who puts someone into a relaxed, focused trance using words

emphasizes using mesmerism or a specific hypnotic technique
mesmerist
vsmesmerizer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who uses special techniques to make someone fall into a trance

is the same role but named with an alternative word form
hypnologist
vsmesmerizer
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A person who guides others into deep relaxation to help change feelings or habits

narrows the role to actively inducing rather than studying it

Surface Forms

mesmerizer singular
mesmerizers plural

Morphology

mesmerizer = mesmerize (transparent) = mesmerize + er

A straightforward agentive formation from the verb 'mesmerize' with the productive English suffix '-er' meaning 'one who does X'.

Etymology

Mesmerizer comes from the name Mesmer, a doctor who said he could use an invisible force called 'animal magnetism' to calm or control people. So a mesmerizer is someone who mesmerizes you — they hold your attention like a magnet and can lead you into 'hypnosis', which is why the word means a person who causes hypnosis.