Synonyms

enchanter

[en-chan-ter, -chahn-] Origin

en·chant·er

[en-chan-ter, -chahn-]
noun
1.
a person who enchants or delights.
2.
a magician; sorcerer.

Origin:
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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World English Dictionary
enchant (ɪnˈtʃɑːnt)
 
vb
1.  to cast a spell on; bewitch
2.  to delight or captivate utterly; fascinate; charm
 
[C14: from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre to chant a spell, from cantāre to chant, from canere to sing]
 
en'chanter
 
n
 
en'chantress
 
fem n

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enchanter
late 13c., agent noun from enchant or from O.Fr. enchanteor.
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