magnetistn.
/ˈmaɡnᵻtɪst/, U.S. /ˈmæɡnədəst/ 1. An expert in or student of magnetism.
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magnetician1838
1761 T. H. Croker Exper. Magn. 7 A noted Magnetist's Pretence of making steadier Compasses.
1859 A. D. Bache Discuss. Magn. & Meteorol. Observ. i. 14 The same distinguished magnetist.
1993 Guardian 16 Dec. ii. 16/1 Stubborn opposition from American and Soviet geologists denied the British rock magnetists the glory they deserved.
2. A mesmerist; = animal magnetist n. at animal n. Compounds 2. Now archaic.
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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism > mesmerist
mesmerite1785
magnetizer1786
animal magnetist1792
mesmerist1795
mesmerian1802
magnetist1807
mesmerizer1829
hypnotist1843
biologist1853
hypnotizer1883
pathetist1890
1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 397 The animal magnetists kept up this unnatural state of attention long enough..to produce..insensibility.
1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. vii. 189 The operations..of the magnetist..in the expulsion of non-existent diseases.
1846 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 60 235 The magnetist..made the usual passes along the arm.
1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 224 The will, after all, is the real power exercised by the magnetist.
1993 New Scientist 6 Feb. 40/2 At times, I felt I was being told about every magnetist who ever operated between Calcutta and New York.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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