charmer

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US/ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɚ/

noun

A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

nouncharmer (plural charmers)

plural charmers

  1. 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
  2. ironicA rude or unpleasant person.

    What a charmer, Karl Lagerfeld

    2012 December 27, The G2 Supplement, “Best slapdowns of 2012”, in The Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone with an assured and ingratiating manner

nouna person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcharmer
  2. Englishcharmer

From Middle English charmer, charmere, equivalent to charm + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian магьосник
  • магьосник (magjosnik)charming person
Chinese Mandarin 迷人者, 魅力人物
  • 迷人者 (mírén zhě)charming person
  • 魅力人物 (mèilì rénwù)charming person
  • 魔法師 /魔法师 (mófǎshī)enchanter or magician
  • 魔術師 /魔术师 (móshùshī)enchanter or magician
  • 巫師 /巫师 (wūshī)enchanter or magician
  • 討厭鬼 /讨厌鬼rude or unpleasant person
Finnish hurmuri, hurmaaja
  • hurmuricharming person
  • hurmaajacharming person
  • silmänkääntäjäenchanter or magician
  • lumoajaenchanter or magician
  • mukava tyyppirude or unpleasant person
French charmeur, charmeuse
  • charmeurcharming person
  • charmeusecharming person
  • enchanteurenchanter or magician
  • enchanteresseenchanter or magician
German Charmeur, Charmeurin
  • Charmeurcharming person
  • Charmeurincharming person
Hindi मोहन
  • मोहन (mohan)charming person
Latin dēlēnītor
  • dēlēnītorcharming person
Norwegian Bokmål bedårer, sjarmør
  • bedårercharming person
  • sjarmørcharming person
  • donjuancharming person
  • forførercharming person
  • casanovacharming person
  • kvinnebedårercharming person
Polish czaruś, zaklinacz
  • czaruścharming person
  • zaklinaczenchanter or magician
Romanian șarmeur
  • șarmeurcharming person
Scottish Gaelic druidh
  • druidhcharming person
Spanish encantador, encantadora
  • encantadorcharming person
  • encantadoracharming person
Swedish charmör, tjusare
  • charmörcharming person
  • tjusarecharming person

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

charmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charmer

MLA

“charmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charmer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charmer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charmer.

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