enchanter

«enchanter» in Mova's school dictionary: a person in stories who uses magic spells, especially to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an enchanter, enchanters); feminine enchantress

meaning for a pupil

1) An enchanter is a person in stories who uses magic spells, especially to charm or control people. tree →

2) (figurative) An enchanter is someone who charms and delights people. tree →

sense in the lessons

Fairy tales, legends and fantasy books (Merlin is often called an enchanter). Tells the reader there is magic and maybe a trick. Phrases: a wicked enchanter, the enchanter's spell.

examples

• The enchanter turned the prince into a frog. tree →
• In the legend, Merlin the enchanter helped King Arthur. tree →
• The wicked enchanter cast a sleeping spell on the castle. tree →
• The children broke the enchanter's spell with kindness. tree →
• The storyteller was a real enchanter; nobody moved while she spoke. tree →
• An enchantress lived in the tower. tree →
• When the Enchanter heard this he insisted that she must come. tree →

note

Countable. Enchantress is the old female form; today «enchanter» can be anyone. Related: enchant, enchanted, enchanting. Enchanters are not real; magic in stories is make-believe.

In the corpora

• The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.
• The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «enchanter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.