charmer

English

Etymology

From Middle English charmer, charmere, equivalent to charm + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑɹmɚ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mə(ɹ)

Noun

charmer (plural charmers)

  1. A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.
  2. An enchanter or magician.
  3. (ironic) A rude or unpleasant person.
    • 2012 December 27, The G2 Supplement, “Best slapdowns of 2012”, in The Guardian:
      What a charmer, Karl Lagerfeld

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

charmer c

  1. indefinite plural of charme

Verb

charmer

  1. present of charme
  2. imperative of charmere

French

Etymology

From charme.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.me/
  • (file)

Verb

charmer

  1. to charm (with magic)
  2. to charm

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italian: ciurmare

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French charmier; equivalent to charmen + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃarmɛr/

Noun

charmer (plural charmeres)

  1. A mage or spellcaster; an individual who uses magic.
  2. (rare) One who intrigues or interests others.

Descendants

References

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin carmināre.

Verb

charmer

  1. to charm; to enchant (put under a magic spell)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rms, *-rmt are modified to rs, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Neapolitan: nciarmare
  • Sicilian: ciarmari
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