Definition of "charmer" [charm•er]

• One that charms, especially a disarmingly attractive person. (noun)
• One who casts spells; an enchanter or magician. (noun)

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• "And this weird charmer is a nice appetizer for the great meal of Absalom."
• "As if aware that he might have needlessly shown up Dorgan, Murdoch added, in charmer mode, "If we could find a popular, amusing broadcaster to talk for an hour or two every day and he was a liberal, we'd have him on like a shot.""
• "A snake-charmer is squatting in the dust before the hotel, performing feats of juggling: playfully depositing an egg in one ear, and in a moment picking it, with a sweet smile of surprise, out of the other – or seeming to do it."