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
The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst in 'Roofman' Chalk it up to poor marketing and a crowded opening weekend, but this gentle charmer has mostly vanished from the Oscar conversation, save for a supporting actress nod for Dunst from the Independent Spirit Awards.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Artistic director Giovanna Sardelli tackles the direction for this yuletide charmer.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
But Tatum is more than just your garden-variety charmer.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Even an effortless charmer like Glen Powell can have awkward encounters with other celebrities.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Bellwether is a fitting name for this charmer; the old-but-new sensibilities here set the standard for low-country luxury with eyes trained on both the present and the past.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
An absolute charmer, the film is an affecting look at the human-avian bond, with all its mysteries, warmth and ungainly practicalities.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
Unfolding on a literal giant storybook of a set, with an aesthetic somewhere between Dalí and The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Color Theories is a complete charmer, witty and whimsical in equal measure.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charmer
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In Season Five, it’s also revealed that Will can tap into Vecna via the hive mind, which was teased as early as Season One, when his D&D character, a sorcerer, has similar abilities.—
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In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil.—
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After all, the film series follows a group of street magicians — played by Eisenberg, Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco — who famously use tricks to steal from the wealthy.—
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Miles the magician Since her arrival in Fort Worth, Miles has brought the same flair and showmanship on the court that helped make her one of the biggest names in college basketball.—
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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.—
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The brilliantly flexible job system still rips (want to create a gun-toting mage?—
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Who were the ad wizards who came up with that one?—
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This wizard doesn’t even use a curtain.—
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Most witches are women, but there are some men, too, like Julien Mayfair.—
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From the outside, the place looks like like something out of a fairy tale, where a witch in the woods might plump up kids for a meal.—
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“Charmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charmer. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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