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
Noun
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Weaver is making her West End stage debut as storm-creating sorcerer Prospero in The Tempest.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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There is the love of Irish and Mexican dance traditions, love challenged by evil sorcerers and family dynamics and the passionate love that ends in tragedy.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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This is home base for two nights, with stunning grounds, huge luxury villa-style suites, an amazing pool and spa complex, and wonderful bars and restaurants, complete with strolling tableside magicians that set the mystical mood.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The magician and mentalist is known for such feats of endurance as burying himself alive for seven days and holding his breath for more than 17 minutes.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rather, the singer-songwriter was inspired to write the song after reading author Mary Bartlet Leader’s 1972 novel Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural, which featured a character who is possessed by the ghost of a witch named Rhiannon.—
John Russell,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Developed by Knight’s Peak, the adventure puts players in the shoes of a witch’s mouse familiar.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Enchanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchanter. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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