Hypertext Webster Gateway: "charmer"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Charmer
one who practises serpent-charming (Ps. 58:5; Jer. 8:17; Eccl.
10:11). It was an early and universal opinion that the most
venomous reptiles could be made harmless by certain charms or by
sweet sounds. It is well known that there are jugglers in India
and in other Eastern lands who practise this art at the present
day.
In Isa. 19:3 the word "charmers" is the rendering of the
Hebrew _'ittim_, meaning, properly, necromancers (R.V. marg.,
"whisperers"). In Deut. 18:11 the word "charmer" means a dealer
in spells, especially one who, by binding certain knots, was
supposed thereby to bind a curse or a blessing on its object. In
Isa. 3:3 the words "eloquent orator" should be, as in the
Revised Version, "skilful enchanter."
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Charmer \Charm"er\, n.
1. One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the
power of enchantment; a magician. --Deut. xviii. 11.
2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
charmer
n 1: someone with an assured and ingratiating manner [syn: {smoothie},
{smoothy}, {sweet talker}]
2: a person who charms others (usually by personal
attractiveness) [syn: {beguiler}]
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