Etymology

magnetizer

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Today it means: A practitioner of animal magnetism; a hypnotist. Full definition →

First used 18th c.
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The story

From magnetize + -er.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. A practitioner of animal magnetism; a hypnotist.
  • from 19th c. Someone or something that imparts magnetism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.