mesmerist
noun [ C ] old use uk/ˈmez.mər.ɪst/ us/ˈmez.mər.ɪst/
催眠师
a person who performs mesmerism (= the act of putting someone into a mental state like sleep)
The mesmerist put on a very convincing demonstration. 催眠师做了一场非常令人信服的演示。
He found a way out of poverty as assistant to a mesmerist. 他找到了一条脱离贫困的道路：当催眠师的助手。
See: mesmerism
Synonym: hypnotist
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- Mesmerists, who claimed they could travel through time and magically heal patients, were very popular.
- Mrs. Eddy began studying with the mesmerist, Phineas Quimby, in 1862.
- He stars as a sinister stage mesmerist.