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MESMERIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mesmerist mean? 

MESMERIST (noun)
  The noun MESMERIST has 1 sense:

1. a person who induces hypnosisplay

  Familiarity information: MESMERIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MESMERIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who induces hypnosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hypnotiser; hypnotist; hypnotizer; mesmerist; mesmerizer

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

psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)

Derivation:

mesmerism (the act of inducing hypnosis)


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