charmer
part of speech
noun (a charmer, charmers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who is very pleasant and attractive and makes people like them easily, sometimes to get what they want. tree →
2) A person who charms animals, especially a snake charmer, who seems to make a snake «dance» to music. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories a charmer is a likeable character — sometimes kind, sometimes a smooth talker who tricks others. People say a baby or a puppy is «a real charmer». In geography or stories about India and North Africa you may read about snake charmers. It tells the reader someone wins people over easily. Phrases: «a real charmer», «snake charmer».
examples
- My little brother is a real charmer; everyone gives him sweets. tree →
- The new puppy was a charmer and won the whole family over. tree →
- The fox in the fable was a smooth charmer who fooled the crow. tree →
- The snake charmer played a flute in front of a basket. tree →
- Be careful: a charmer online may be lying about who they are. tree →
- Grandpa was a charmer who could make anyone laugh. tree →
note
Countable: a charmer, charmers. It can be praise or a warning, so read the tone. Myth: snakes cannot hear tunes the way we do; they follow the movement of the charmer's flute. Snake charming is now banned in some countries because it can hurt the snakes.
In the corpora
- or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer.
- The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.
- Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.
- If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «charmer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.