as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
the legendary charmer known as the Pied Piper of Hamelin
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Recent Examples of charmer
On Sunday, Karol G headlined and became the first Latina to ever do so and Iggy Pop’s third time at the festival was another punk-rock charmer.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Introduced by the Southern living Plant Collection, Milky Way™ Dietes was selected for its compact habit and robust growth resulting in a tough, low-maintenance charmer with excellent form.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Each of them gave a masterful performance—Chalamet a loud blend of comedy and anxiety; Jordan playing twins, one a live-wire charmer and the other more smoldering.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
From a 70-year-old charmer in Bay View to Wisconsin’s oldest restaurant with nearly 180 years of history, here are some classic Milwaukee restaurants that are still going strong.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Be prepared to see elements of yourself — and perhaps your own family — while watching this charmer.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Jesse Andrews was one of the writers on Pixar’s whimsical Italian Riviera fable Luca, a gentle charmer that became a 2021 pandemic casualty, bypassing theaters to go straight to Disney+.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
John, by contrast, was to the manner born, and Kelly plays him as a charmer and a dilletante.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Past friends and former associates described him to me as an exceptionally cunning con man, a consummate charmer, and a womanizer.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Introduced by the Southern living Plant Collection, Milky Way™ Dietes was selected for its compact habit and robust growth resulting in a tough, low-maintenance charmer with excellent form.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
Each of them gave a masterful performance—Chalamet a loud blend of comedy and anxiety; Jordan playing twins, one a live-wire charmer and the other more smoldering.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
From a 70-year-old charmer in Bay View to Wisconsin’s oldest restaurant with nearly 180 years of history, here are some classic Milwaukee restaurants that are still going strong.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Be prepared to see elements of yourself — and perhaps your own family — while watching this charmer.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Jesse Andrews was one of the writers on Pixar’s whimsical Italian Riviera fable Luca, a gentle charmer that became a 2021 pandemic casualty, bypassing theaters to go straight to Disney+.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026
John, by contrast, was to the manner born, and Kelly plays him as a charmer and a dilletante.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmer
Noun
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An odder explanation involves sorcerers (koldunï-arbui) and sacrifices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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Musing about unintended consequences, Oosterhoff mentioned the myth of Pandora’s box and Goethe’s tale of the sorcerer’s apprentice.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Alice and Bob meet back on Earth, though, the magician’s trick is revealed.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Apr. 2026
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Magic-Al Garber is the magician to book.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The movie is adapted from the French novel of the same name (Le mage du Kremlin, in French) by author Giuliano de Empoli and casts Paul Dano as a fictional character named Vadim Baranov, who assists Putin in his rise to the center of Russia's government.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Every version of Merlin the wizard, spanning an expansive gender spectrum.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To put all of us in, someone had to be the dog or a witch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The English actor married Persia White — who played Abby Bennett, one of the famous Bennett witches and the mother to Kat Graham's character, Bonnie.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Charmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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