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Mesmer

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[mez-mer, mes-muhr] / ˈmɛz mər, ˈmɛs mər /

noun

  1. Franz or Friedrich Anton 1733–1815, Austrian physician.


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If Ameca doesn’t creep you out enough, Engineered Arts also developed another realistic bot, named Mesmer.

From The Verge • Dec. 5, 2021

Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer accidentally discovers hypnotism while treating a blind child.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2020

Mesmer, who won the No. 2 singles title last year behind former Holy Cross standout Shannon Hanley, triumphed in her semifinal match Saturday but forfeited the final because she left to go out of town.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2016

It also makes your Ranger or Mesmer or Engineer much more likely to be different from someone else’s.

From Time • Sep. 11, 2012

Late in the eighteenth century, a German doctor, Franz Mesmer, had devised a system that cured illnesses by putting people into trances.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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