Mesmer

[ mez-mer; German mes-muhr ]

noun

1. Franz [frants, franz, f, r, ahnts] or Frie·drich An·ton [free, -drik , an, -tn, -ton, free, -dri, kh, , ahn, -tohn], 1733–1815, Austrian physician.

Example Sentences

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

From The Verge

Reflecting on that ideal mental state, I thought of mesmerism, the precursor to hypnosis, conceived in the 1770s by the German physician Franz Anton Mesmer.

From New York Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

In phone world, my name is Carmen, and I’m gunning for a job at an enigmatic architecture firm called Mesmer & Braid.

From The Verge

The court said given that Mesmer violated duties to his client, the public, the legal system and the legal profession, disbarment was an appropriate baseline sanction.

From Washington Times