enchanter

[ en-chan-ter, -chahn- ]

/ ɛnˈtʃæn tər, -ˈtʃɑn- /

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noun

a person who enchants or delights.

a magician; sorcerer.

RELATED WORDS

conjurer, magician, witch, sorcerer

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Origin of enchanter

1250–1300; enchant + -er¹; replacing Middle English enchantour < Anglo-French; Old French enchanteor < Late Latin incantātor, equivalent to Latin incantā(re) (see incantation) + -tor -tor

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Examples from the Web for enchanter

And yet he was conquered by a woman; the fairy Vivien enchanted the enchanter and kept him in a hawthorn bush under a spell.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
I told your Majesty how it would be,” remarked the enchanter; “and yet there she is, as she was in her best days.
Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2|Various
Comprehension, animation, energy returned; as suddenly as if the wand of an enchanter had summoned the dead back to life.
John Marchmont's Legacy, Volumes I-III|Mary E. Braddon
Dear goddess, we implore your powerful aid to undo the charm wrought by the enchanter on this maiden.
Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades|Florence Holbrook

That's the Devil, who, in the body of Maximus the enchanter, is tempting Csar!
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski

Word Origin and History for enchanter

enchanter

late 13c., agent noun from enchant or from Old French enchanteor.