enchanter
UK /ɪnˈtʃɑːntə/ · US /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɚ/ noun
Forms enchanters enchantor inchantor enchantour enchauntour inchanter enchauntor
- noun One who enchants or delights.
- noun A spellcaster, conjurer, wizard, sorcerer or soothsayer who specializes in enchantments.
Etymology
From Middle English enchantour, from Old French enchanteor (Modern French enchanteur), from Latin incantātor (“enchanter; spellcaster; conjurer”), from incantāre (“to sing, to consecrate with spells”). Doublet of incantator. Equivalent to enchant + -er.
Webster’s 1913
- noun One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who delights as by an enchantment.
Etymology [Cf. F. enchanteur.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “enchanter”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details