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- [chahrm]
- /tʃɑrm/
- /ˈtʃɑː.mər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chahrm]
- /tʃɑrm/
Definitions of charmer word
- countable noun charmer If you refer to someone, especially a man, as a charmer, you think that they behave in a very charming but rather insincere way. 3
- noun charmer an attractive person 3
- noun charmer a person claiming or seeming to have magical powers 3
- noun charmer a delightful, fascinating, or attractive person 3
- noun charmer a person who seemingly casts a spell; enchanter 3
- noun charmer a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty: charm of manner; the charm of a mountain lake. 1
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Origin of charmer
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English charme < Old French < Latin carminem, accusative of carmen song, magical formula < *canmen (by dissimilation), equivalent to can(ere) to sing + -men noun suffix
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Parts of speech for Charmer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
charmer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
charmer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for charmer
noun charmer
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- smoothie — a person who has a winningly polished manner: He's such a smoothie he could charm the stripes off a tiger.
- seducer — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- conjurer — A conjurer is a person who entertains people by doing magic tricks.
Antonyms for charmer
noun charmer
- deadhead — A deadhead is someone who uses a free ticket to see a show, or for a plane or train trip.
- bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
- dork — Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: If you make me wear that, I’ll look like a total dork! Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- boor — If you refer to someone as a boor, you think their behaviour and attitudes are rough, uneducated, and rude.
- vulgarian — a vulgar person, especially one whose vulgarity is the more conspicuous because of wealth, prominence, or pretensions to good breeding.
Top questions with charmer
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