spellbinder
Americannoun
noun
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a person capable of holding others spellbound, esp a political speaker
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a novel, play, etc, that holds one enthralled
Etymology
Origin of spellbinder
Example Sentences
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Mr. Esparza has morphed from schlub to spellbinder, the kind of guy who could command stadiums with a wave of an outstretched arm.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018
This performance was, more often than not, a spellbinder.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2017
Irina Tsikurishvili is a sinewy, sinister spellbinder as the witch.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2016
In which case Hodgson will use the Mascherano bounty to mount a bid for Carlton Cole, whose similarity to a nifty Brazilian spellbinder is plain to see.
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2010
The audience was so well pleased that it would not disperse when he finished, and wished vociferously to know if there were not another spellbinder on the stage.
From The Candidate A Political Romance by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
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