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单词 mesmerizer
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mesmerizern.

Brit. /ˈmɛzmərʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈmɛzməˌraɪzər/, /ˈmɛsməˌraɪzər/
Forms: see mesmerize v. and -er suffix1.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mesmerize v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < mesmerize v. + -er suffix1.
A person who mesmerizes another; a hypnotist. Also in extended use.
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mesmerian1802
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mesmerizer1829
hypnotist1843
biologist1853
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pathetist1890
1829 R. Chenevix in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 6 226 Here neither the mesmeriser nor the mesmerisee had the slightest conviction upon the subject.
1855 R. Browning Lovers' Quarrel xi When the mesmerizer Snow With his hand's first sweep Put the earth to sleep.
1884 Proc. Soc. Psychical Res. 1883–4 2 127 A mesmerised ‘subject’ who is sufficiently en rapport with his mesmeriser.
1908 E. Pound A Lume Spento 16 Aye you're a man that! ye old mesmerizer.
1981 N.Y. Times 19 July ii. 23/1 This point wasn't lost on the professional mesmerizers who concoct radio and TV commercials and similar practitioners of the milder forms of mind control.
1996 Gazette (Montreal) 31 Aug. i. 1 Enter a parade of mesmerizers, spiritualists and other charlatans of psychiatry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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