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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 hypnosis
Familiarity information: MESMERIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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