enchanter
AmericanEtymology
Origin of enchanter
1250–1300; enchant + -er 1; replacing Middle English enchantour < Anglo-French; Old French enchanteor < Late Latin incantātor, equivalent to Latin incantā ( re ) ( see incantation) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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David Josefsberg, one of the show’s standby actors, was having difficulty staying in character as the incompetent warlock Tim the Enchanter.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2023
Police divers were also checking the wreckage of the Enchanter.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022
He remembers listening to other sound systems working in London at the time, such as Metro Downbeat, Daddy Young, and Neville the Musical Enchanter.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2016
Rick Holmes gamely delivered as he morphed from the French Taunter to Knight of Ni to Tim the Enchanter.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2015
The boy applauds as well when Prospero the Enchanter takes his final bow.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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