charmern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɑːmə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɑrmər/

Etymology: < charm v.¹ + -er suffix¹; or < Old French charmere (nominative of charmeur), < charmer.

1. One who uses spells and enchantments, or who has magic powers; an enchanter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > enchanter

enchanter1297

chanterc1300

charmera1340

incantator1447

bewitcher1545

spellman1611

incanter1829

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lvii[i]. 5 He lufes not charmers and venym makers.

c1340 Ayenb. 69 Ase doþ þise charmeres and þise wychen.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 1 Kings xxviii. 3 Saul..slewȝ hem that hadden chaarmers of devels in the wombe.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lvii[i]. 5.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iv. 57 She was a charmer, and could almost reade The thoughts of people.

c1638 Sc. Pasquils (1868) 56 From..montebanks and charmers..deliver us.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxii. 148 Filling his barbaric court..with charmers and sorcerers.

2. One who overcomes, subdues, allays, etc., as if by magic power.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > one who or that which mitigates or moderates

slakea1300

mitigativea1398

allayerc1487

slaker?1518

assuager1547

abater1583

mollifier1583

mitigator1586

moderator1589

softener1599

rebater1601

lightener?1611

allay1614

swager1617

mitigation1622

temperer1630

alleviator1665

alleviative1672

sheather1762

soberera1849

buffer1858

charmer1871

suppressant1884

modifier1890

moderant1897

shock-absorber1924

1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxxii. 10 Faith in God is the great charmer of life's cares.

3. One who possesses great attractiveness or powers of fascination; usually applied to a woman.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person

knocker1612

attractor1641

gracioso1653

attracter1654

charmer1677

irresistible1774

fascinator1836

stunner1847

high-stepper1852

looker1893

bonzer1897

hot tamale1897

tanger1914

dish1929

head-turner1935

cake1941

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment > one who fascinates or enchants

charmer1677

fascinator1836

1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle ii. 18 Speak sweet Charmer, Will you be always true?

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 232 Thus the sweet charmers warbled o'er the main.

1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera ii. xiii. 35 How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away.

1766 O. Goldsmith Ballad [the Hermit] in Vicar of Wakefield I. viii. 77 Turn, Angelina, ever dear, My charmer, turn to see Thy own, thy long-lost Edwin here.

1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. xi. 209 Mrs. Mountford..(a veteran charmer of fifty).

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. vii. 245 Such a charmer of the literary sense as Voltaire.

†4. Applied to a kind of dance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun]

dance of Macabre?c1430

springc1450

lege de moya1529

bobc1550

lusty gallant1569

duret1613

fading1613

huckler1617

ground-measure1621

entry1631

slatter de pouchc1640

ballo1651

Irish trot1651

omnium gatheruma1652

clutterdepouch1652

upspring1654

passacaglia1659

shuffle1659

passacaille1667

flip-flap1676

chaconne1685

charmer1702

Cheshire-round1706

Louvre1729

stick dance1730

white joke1730

baby dance1744

Nancy Dawson1766

fricassee1775

bumpkin1785

Totentanz1789

Flora('s) dance1790

goombay1790

egg-dance1801

supper dance1820

Congo dance1823

slip-jig1829

bran-dance1833

roly-poly1833

Congo1835

mazy1841

furry1848

bull-dance1855

stampede1856

double-shuffling1859

frog dance1863

hokee-pokee1873

plait dance1876

slow dancing1884

snake dance1895

beast dance1900

soft-shoe1900

cakewalk1902

floral dance1911

snake dance1911

apache dance1912

grizzly bear1912

jazz dance1917

jazz dancing1917

jazz1919

wine-dance1920

camel-walk1921

furry dance1928

snake-dance1931

pas d'action1936

trance dancing1956

touch dance1965

hokey-cokey1966

moonwalk1969

moonwalking1983

Crip Walk1989

mapantsula1990

1702 G. Farquhar Inconstant i. ii. 11 I don't believe there was a man of 'em, but cou'd dance a Charmer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	charmer
释义	charmern. Brit. /ˈtʃɑːmə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɑrmər/ Etymology: < charm v.¹ + -er suffix¹; or < Old French charmere (nominative of charmeur), < charmer. 1. One who uses spells and enchantments, or who has magic powers; an enchanter. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > enchanter enchanter1297 chanterc1300 charmera1340 incantator1447 bewitcher1545 spellman1611 incanter1829 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lvii[i]. 5 He lufes not charmers and venym makers. c1340 Ayenb. 69 Ase doþ þise charmeres and þise wychen. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 1 Kings xxviii. 3 Saul..slewȝ hem that hadden chaarmers of devels in the wombe. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lvii[i]. 5. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iv. 57 She was a charmer, and could almost reade The thoughts of people. View more context for this quotation c1638 Sc. Pasquils (1868) 56 From..montebanks and charmers..deliver us. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xxii. 148 Filling his barbaric court..with charmers and sorcerers. 2. One who overcomes, subdues, allays, etc., as if by magic power. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > one who or that which mitigates or moderates slakea1300 mitigativea1398 allayerc1487 slaker?1518 assuager1547 abater1583 mollifier1583 mitigator1586 moderator1589 softener1599 rebater1601 lightener?1611 allay1614 swager1617 mitigation1622 temperer1630 alleviator1665 alleviative1672 sheather1762 soberera1849 buffer1858 charmer1871 suppressant1884 modifier1890 moderant1897 shock-absorber1924 1871 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David II. Ps. xxxii. 10 Faith in God is the great charmer of life's cares. 3. One who possesses great attractiveness or powers of fascination; usually applied to a woman. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person knocker1612 attractor1641 gracioso1653 attracter1654 charmer1677 irresistible1774 fascinator1836 stunner1847 high-stepper1852 looker1893 bonzer1897 hot tamale1897 tanger1914 dish1929 head-turner1935 cake1941 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment > one who fascinates or enchants charmer1677 fascinator1836 1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle ii. 18 Speak sweet Charmer, Will you be always true? 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey III. xii. 232 Thus the sweet charmers warbled o'er the main. 1728 J. Gay Beggar's Opera ii. xiii. 35 How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away. 1766 O. Goldsmith Ballad [the Hermit] in Vicar of Wakefield I. viii. 77 Turn, Angelina, ever dear, My charmer, turn to see Thy own, thy long-lost Edwin here. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. xi. 209 Mrs. Mountford..(a veteran charmer of fifty). 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. vii. 245 Such a charmer of the literary sense as Voltaire. †4. Applied to a kind of dance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > other dances > [noun] dance of Macabre?c1430 springc1450 lege de moya1529 bobc1550 lusty gallant1569 duret1613 fading1613 huckler1617 ground-measure1621 entry1631 slatter de pouchc1640 ballo1651 Irish trot1651 omnium gatheruma1652 clutterdepouch1652 upspring1654 passacaglia1659 shuffle1659 passacaille1667 flip-flap1676 chaconne1685 charmer1702 Cheshire-round1706 Louvre1729 stick dance1730 white joke1730 baby dance1744 Nancy Dawson1766 fricassee1775 bumpkin1785 Totentanz1789 Flora('s) dance1790 goombay1790 egg-dance1801 supper dance1820 Congo dance1823 slip-jig1829 bran-dance1833 roly-poly1833 Congo1835 mazy1841 furry1848 bull-dance1855 stampede1856 double-shuffling1859 frog dance1863 hokee-pokee1873 plait dance1876 slow dancing1884 snake dance1895 beast dance1900 soft-shoe1900 cakewalk1902 floral dance1911 snake dance1911 apache dance1912 grizzly bear1912 jazz dance1917 jazz dancing1917 jazz1919 wine-dance1920 camel-walk1921 furry dance1928 snake-dance1931 pas d'action1936 trance dancing1956 touch dance1965 hokey-cokey1966 moonwalk1969 moonwalking1983 Crip Walk1989 mapantsula1990 1702 G. Farquhar Inconstant i. ii. 11 I don't believe there was a man of 'em, but cou'd dance a Charmer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1340
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