"charmer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-charmer.wav Forms: charmers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English charmer, charmere, equivalent to charm + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|charmer}} Middle English charmer, {{af|en|charm|-er|id2=agent noun}} charm + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} charmer (plural charmers)
  1. A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie. Categories (topical): People Translations (a charming person): магьосник (magjosnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), hurmuri (Finnish), Charmeur [masculine] (German), Charmeurin [feminine] (German), dēlēnītor [masculine] (Latin), czaruś [masculine] (Polish), șarmeur [masculine, rare] (Romanian), druidh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), encantador [masculine] (Spanish), encantadora [feminine] (Spanish), charmör [common-gender] (Swedish), tjusare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-charmer-en-noun-Tws4X1wF Disambiguation of People: 43 38 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 5 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 85 9 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 2 2 5 34 5 4 4 4 22 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 3 33 4 3 3 3 27 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 78 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 5 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 79 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 78 12 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 77 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 79 12 9 Disambiguation of 'a charming person': 79 2 19
  2. An enchanter or magician. Categories (topical): People Translations (an enchanter or magician): zaklinacz [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-charmer-en-noun-h6CDMUHw Disambiguation of People: 43 38 19 Disambiguation of 'an enchanter or magician': 2 96 1
  3. (ironic) A rude or unpleasant person. Tags: ironic Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-charmer-en-noun-RRoRn1mB Disambiguation of People: 43 38 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: charmeress Related terms: charm, charming, snake charmer

Inflected forms

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