charmer
Britishnoun
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an attractive person
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a person claiming or seeming to have magical powers
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hersh, age 88, is a gruff charmer; a viewer will understand why people open up to him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
It helps, too, that Henry is such a charmer.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
She said Owens was a "complete charmer" when they first met and started to date but things started to go downhill within a matter of weeks.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
“The Morning Show” pulled in a paltry 11 nominations for its first two seasons, winning only in 2020 for Billy Crudup’s terrifying charmer Cory Ellison.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024
Corkers was a charmer, a vast ungainly man with drooping bloodhound cheeks and filthy clothes.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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