amuse
verb (used with object)
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner.
amuser
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a word derived from
amuse.
Example Sentences
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Jones described the book as an "amuse cerveau," or "brain amuser."
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2018
But no type is quicker to grasp upon amusement, and to appreciate the amuser, than Leslie's, unable to amuse itself, and skilled in seeking for entertainment.
From The Beloved Woman by Kathleen Thompson Norris
If a writer would be of use in his day, and not merely an amuser of the multitude, he must learn that right thinking, right feeling, and knowledge are more important than art.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Sarah Grand
The other over-vital brother, if a prime amuser, was also a prime tease, and being nearer Donald in age was also much less gentle.
From A Student in Arms Second Series by Donald Hankey
Dante answered bitterly: “No, not strange; your Highness is to recollect the Proverb, Like to Like;”—given the amuser, the amusee 322must also be given!
From Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle
