enchanter

noun

in-ˈchan-tər How to pronounce enchanter (audio)
Definition of enchanternext
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 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 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
  1. sorcerer
  2. mage
  3. magician
  4. wizard
  5. witch
Noun
  • On the wall above the bicycle hung a framed oil painting of the sorcerer Merlin and the knight Lancelot done by the Scotsman James Archer in the late nineteenth century.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
  • The sequence featuring Circe, the sorcerer who turns Odysseus’s men into pigs, might be the most disturbing of them all, not so much for what’s shown as for what’s implied, as the men’s body-horror-like transformations occur in tight shots.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of sorcerer
Noun
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Or this one, where the mage Nic Cage totes Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of mage
Noun
  • The challenge was unofficially posed by rival magician Rahman Bey, who, on July 21, 1926, spent an hour locked in a coffin partially submerged underwater.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • The Israeli American magician was winning over the crowd with an uncanny name guessing trick, which involved him correctly identifying the name of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's then-unborn daughter.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of magician
Noun
  • One of the best psych-folk albums of 2026 was made by a beekeeper and a part-time wizard.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
  • He was nominated for both an Emmy and a second Golden Globe for playing the titular Arthurian wizard in the 1998 miniseries Merlin.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Definition of wizard
Noun
  • Images of shape-shifting witches and cursed doors blur the lines between reality and the twins’ childlike imagination.
    — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026
  • In one episode, a familiar face is turned into a 60-foot witch.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 July 2026
Definition of witch

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