MESMERIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who induces hypnosis

Synonyms:

hypnotiser; hypnotist; hypnotizer; mesmerist; mesmerizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mesmerist" is a kind of...):

psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)

Derivation:

mesmerism (the act of inducing hypnosis)

Credits