Definition of "spellbinder" []

• One that holds others spellbound, especially an enthralling speaker or a particularly interesting book. (noun)

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• "The poll tax was high, the enthusiasm of the average partisan was seldom more than lukewarm, and the task of the "spellbinder" was an uphill job."
• "It is all very well for the "spellbinder" to claim all the precincts -- the official count is just ahead."
• "Maybe that's why lefty Layton, who's not exactly a spellbinder he looks more like a friendly Safeway manager has pulled ahead of the professorial-looking Ignatieff in many polls."