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 ) ( incantation ) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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Time and again, Venice materializes as a dark enchanter that clouds mind and morals alike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
The strongest impression I took from our Yonkers meeting was that Hammons thoroughly enjoys being an enchanter, and that he will continue to elude us all.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019
But Maradona remains in Naples’ heart as he always was: enchanter, saviour, talisman, wizard.
From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2019
"That entertainment enchanter J.K. Rowling has come storming back to the world of magic in a shower of supernatural sparks and created a glorious fantasy-romance adventure," wrote Peter Bradshaw in Britain's Guardian newspaper.
From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2016
He was a spider, she thought wildly, an enchanter or worse.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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