as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
in Shakespeare's play an enchanter creates a storm at sea that causes his rivals to be cast upon the shores of his magical isle
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Recent Examples of enchanter
Like Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum and other great enchanters before him, Miyazaki, now 82, delights in ushering us, alongside his young heroines and heroes, into ravishing storybook worlds that are at once scarily unquantifiable and eerily recognizable.
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
It’s been generations since the rise of Dark Lord Morgoth, but armies led by the likes of Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel have been fighting Morgoth and his legions, including bloodthirsty orcs and the powerful enchanter Sauron.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
When accused, the enchanter or enchantress will likely attempt to label you a hypocrite for supporting vaccine mandates.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
The tourbillon variations are marked GG727.25.T. Not so incidentally, even the movement identifications have significance: the numerical designation is considered talismanic by the enchanter himself, Michele.
—Nancy Olson, Forbes, 19 May 2021
There’s an intimacy, an intensity that Reyes curdles throughout with an enchanter’s touch.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
As president, this sort of brazen disorientation tactic has emerged as one of his most fascinating, if infuriating, abilities as a performer, equal parts agitator and enchanter.
—Jason Parham, Wired, 25 June 2020
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
It’s been generations since the rise of Dark Lord Morgoth, but armies led by the likes of Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel have been fighting Morgoth and his legions, including bloodthirsty orcs and the powerful enchanter Sauron.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
When accused, the enchanter or enchantress will likely attempt to label you a hypocrite for supporting vaccine mandates.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
The tourbillon variations are marked GG727.25.T. Not so incidentally, even the movement identifications have significance: the numerical designation is considered talismanic by the enchanter himself, Michele.
—Nancy Olson, Forbes, 19 May 2021
There’s an intimacy, an intensity that Reyes curdles throughout with an enchanter’s touch.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
As president, this sort of brazen disorientation tactic has emerged as one of his most fascinating, if infuriating, abilities as a performer, equal parts agitator and enchanter.
—Jason Parham, Wired, 25 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchanter
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Belief in sorcery is widespread, though not everyone who believes sorcerers exist approves of the lynchings.Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Still, somewhere between Captain America: Civil War and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Downey’s public personality took on the triple-espresso cadence of Iron Man improv, and there’s a Comic Book Guy part of me that feels Downey’s manic energy is all wrong for playing a moody despotic sorcerer.Darren Franich, Vulture, 31 July 2024
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Teams of human pairs aligned by their jobs or hobbies — like nurses, teachers, magicians and trivia aficionados — are pitted against hamsters in various obstacle courses and other contests scaled to each species for the chance to win a cash prize and prove their superiority.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The rivalry of two magicians, one a man of the Enlightenment, the other the quintessence of the new spirit of Romanticism, set in a world where folklore and superstition speak eloquently of seismic cultural change.The Week UK, theweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Bastions can be anything from castles to wizard towers or even friendly local pubs.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Essiedu’s attachment to the series echoes HBO’s previously laid out vision for the reimagining of the popular wizard adventure.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Three years on from escaping Scarlet Witch's spell that trapped the town Westview, New Jersey in an alternate dimension resembling an old TV show, Agatha enlists the help of a new coven of witches (including a game Aubrey Plaza) to take on old enemies and regain her powers.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Agatha All Along has its own take on that approach: Each trial takes on the setting and style of witches from popular culture (even the ending credits play on this).Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Enchanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchanter. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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