charmer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English charmer, charmere, equivalent to charm + -er.
Meanings
-
A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.
And "Juno" is the kind of movie all indie comedies wish they could be: light and lovable, perhaps a bit too pleased with the cleverness of its dialogue, but a small charmer nonetheless.
2007 December 3, Christy Lemire, “Review: "Juno" A Small Comic Charmer”, in CBS News:
- An enchanter or magician.
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(ironic) A rude or unpleasant person.
What a charmer, Karl Lagerfeld
2012 December 27, The G2 Supplement, “Best slapdowns of 2012”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| charmers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
charm · snake charmer · charming
Translations (38)
cmn 魔術師 /魔术师 (enchanter or magician) · de Charmeur (charming person) · bg магьосник (charming person) · nn kvinnedårar (charming person) · fi hurmuri (charming person) · nb kvinnebedårer (charming person) · nn donjuan (charming person) · gd druidh (charming person) · fi lumoaja (enchanter or magician) · cmn 魔法師 /魔法师 (enchanter or magician) · fi mukava tyyppi (rude or unpleasant person) · fi silmänkääntäjä (enchanter or magician) · fr charmeur (charming person) · de Charmeurin (charming person) · nb casanova (charming person) · pl zaklinacz (enchanter or magician) · nb sjarmør (charming person) · cmn 巫師 /巫师 (enchanter or magician) · nb donjuan (charming person) · la dēlēnītor (charming person) · es encantadora (charming person) · nb bedårer (charming person) · cmn 魅力人物 (charming person) · nn forførar (charming person) · fi hurmaaja (charming person) · fr enchanteur (enchanter or magician) · sv charmör (charming person) · cmn 討厭鬼 /讨厌鬼 (rude or unpleasant person) · nn casanova (charming person) · nb forfører (charming person) · es encantador (charming person) · pl czaruś (charming person) · fr enchanteresse (enchanter or magician) · hi मोहन (charming person) · fr charmeuse (charming person) · sv tjusare (charming person) · ro șarmeur (charming person) · cmn 迷人者 (charming person)