as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
in Shakespeare's play an enchanter creates a storm at sea that causes his rivals to be cast upon the shores of his magical isle
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Recent Examples of enchanter
Like Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum and other great enchanters before him, Miyazaki, now 82, delights in ushering us, alongside his young heroines and heroes, into ravishing storybook worlds that are at once scarily unquantifiable and eerily recognizable.
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Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
It’s been generations since the rise of Dark Lord Morgoth, but armies led by the likes of Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel have been fighting Morgoth and his legions, including bloodthirsty orcs and the powerful enchanter Sauron.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
When accused, the enchanter or enchantress will likely attempt to label you a hypocrite for supporting vaccine mandates.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
The tourbillon variations are marked GG727.25.T. Not so incidentally, even the movement identifications have significance: the numerical designation is considered talismanic by the enchanter himself, Michele.
—Nancy Olson, Forbes, 19 May 2021
There’s an intimacy, an intensity that Reyes curdles throughout with an enchanter’s touch.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
It’s been generations since the rise of Dark Lord Morgoth, but armies led by the likes of Morfydd Clark’s Galadriel have been fighting Morgoth and his legions, including bloodthirsty orcs and the powerful enchanter Sauron.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022
When accused, the enchanter or enchantress will likely attempt to label you a hypocrite for supporting vaccine mandates.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
The tourbillon variations are marked GG727.25.T. Not so incidentally, even the movement identifications have significance: the numerical designation is considered talismanic by the enchanter himself, Michele.
—Nancy Olson, Forbes, 19 May 2021
There’s an intimacy, an intensity that Reyes curdles throughout with an enchanter’s touch.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchanter
Noun
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Batman has always been skeptical of magic, but nonetheless gets drawn into an investigation that involves Constantine, Etrigan, Zatanna, Deadman, Black Orchid, and Swamp Thing, leading them all into battle with villainous sorcerer Felix Faust.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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For his part, He-Man has a team that includes Battlecat, Man-at-Arms, the sorcerer Orko, Teela, and, uh… Fisto.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to lady knight fall with this romantasy about the bloody, magical bonds between a mage and his knight.—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Since the very first edition of Shadowrun, using magic causes fatigue to a mage, called Drain, an important part of balancing magic in my mind.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Two young, passionate magicians, Robert Angier (Jackman), a charismatic showman, and Alfred Borden (Bale), a gifted illusionist, are friends and partners until one fateful night when their biggest trick goes terribly wrong.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Quantrill, like other prominent Confederates such as the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, was mythologized by Confederate sympathizers.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Shay Riggin, a witch and influencer, advises people to rest and ground themselves during the eclipse and avoid being underneath the moon, according to a video posted on her Instagram.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Before there was Wednesday, there was The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, with the incomparable Kiernan Shipka taking on the role of everyone’s favorite teenage witch from the Archie Comics.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Enchanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchanter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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