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hypnotizer

hypnotizer

1 7.2
A person who puts someone into a relaxed, focused trance using words
  • noun
  • /ˈhɪpnəˌtaɪzər/
  • US
translation icon : hipnotizador

Examples

  • It seems this sentence implies that the more intelligent people can be hypnotized, while the rest of us, the dumber folk who will not comply with the hypnotizer's demands upon us, are just stupid.

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  • The hypnotizer skillfully guided his subject into a deep trance.

  • During the show, the hypnotizer made his volunteers perform funny tasks.

  • Many people are curious about how a hypnotizer can influence their thoughts.

Synonyms

hypnotist
vshypnotizer
13 5.5

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

focuses on causing hypnosis generally not on therapy or performance
hypnotherapist
vshypnotizer
  • Specialized
4 7.2

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

induces hypnosis generally rather than primarily to treat problems
mesmerist
vshypnotizer
  • Archaic
1 9.9

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

induces hypnosis generally not limited to that older method
mesmerizer
vshypnotizer
  • Specialized
9.9

A person who uses a calm voice and slow movements to put people into a sleep-like state

induces hypnosis generally without focusing on that specific historic method

Surface Forms

hypnotizer singular
hypnotizers plural

Morphology

hypnotizer = hypnotize (transparent) = hypnotize + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' on the clear verb 'hypnotize', yielding 'person who hypnotizes'.

Etymology

Hypnotizer comes from the Greek root hypnos, which means 'sleep', plus the ending -izer meaning 'someone who does something'. So a hypnotizer is someone who leads people into a sleep-like state, which explains why the word now means 'a person who induces hypnosis in others'.