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magnetizer|ˈmægnɪtaɪzə(r)| [f. magnetize + -er1.] 1. One who magnetizes; in quots. one who practises ‘animal magnetism’, a mesmerist.
1802Acerbi Trav. I. 270, I saw my fellow traveller..fall into a profound sleep by the mere motion of the magnetiser's fingers. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 32/2 Hundreds were ready to attest the wonderful cures wrought upon their own persons by the great magnetizer [Mesmer]. 1867Carlyle Remin. (1881) II. 269 Two magnetisers, first a man, then a quack woman. 1886Pall Mall G. 7 July 3/2 The Italian magnetizer Donato. 2. That which imparts magnetism. In mod. Dicts. |