Mesmer

American  

[mez-mer, mes-muhr] / ˈmɛz mər, ˈmɛs mər /

noun

1. Franz or Friedrich Anton 1733–1815, Austrian physician.

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Example Sentences

If Ameca doesn’t creep you out enough, Engineered Arts also developed another realistic bot, named Mesmer.

From The Verge • Dec. 5, 2021

The organizers call it “hypno-yoga,” and as unusual as that may sound, they’re not the only ones combining the millenniums-old Indian practice with the therapeutic technique Franz Mesmer pioneered in the 18th century.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021

“We’re good friends at school — off the court, too,” Mesmer said of her friendship with Hanley.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2015

It also makes your Ranger or Mesmer or Engineer much more likely to be different from someone else’s.

From Time • Sep. 11, 2012

Late in the eighteenth century, a German doctor, Franz Mesmer, had devised a system that cured illnesses by putting people into trances.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock