enchanter

[ en-chan-ter, -chahn- ]

noun

1. a person who enchants or delights.
2. a magician; sorcerer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of enchanter¹

1250–1300; enchant + -er ¹; replacing Middle English enchantour < Anglo-French; Old French enchanteor < Late Latin incantātor, equivalent to Latin incantā ( re ) ( incantation ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

David Josefsberg, one of the show’s standby actors, was having difficulty staying in character as the incompetent warlock Tim the Enchanter.

From New York Times

If we conceive of Donald Trump as a dark enchanter whose power to warp the texture of reality and cloud men's minds must be resisted or overcome, we've already gotten it backward.

From Salon

If we conceive of Donald Trump as a dark enchanter whose power to warp the texture of reality and cloud men's minds must be resisted or overcome, we've already gotten it backward.

From Salon

The captain of the Enchanter, who reportedly survived the accident, could not be reached Tuesday.

From Seattle Times

Police divers were also checking the wreckage of the Enchanter.

From Seattle Times