beckoner
One who signals
A beckoner is someone or something that beckons—that signals or summons with a gesture, typically a wave of the hand.
The word extends to anything that attracts or draws people toward it: The city lights were a beckoner to young dreamers.
The term is uncommon; most writers prefer the verb form or say "one who beckons."
Leader or instruction book
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- usherOne who seats guests
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
navigator · wayfinder · lighthouse · north star · signpost · trailblazer · scout · harbinger
Wailing alert device
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- temptressWoman who entices
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
- charmerOne who captivates others
magnetism · captivation · fascination · irresistible · spellbinding · mesmerizing · hypnotic · bewitching
Thing that tempts
- baitLure for prey
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- enticerOne who attracts
- seducerOne who lures romantically
tempter · inducement · provocation · forbidden · desire · craving · yearning · longing
Something hard to fathom
- unknownNot yet discovered
- shadowy figureUnclear form in darkness
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
apparition · cryptic · veiled · inscrutable · otherworldly · ethereal · supernatural · omen
guide
Leader or instruction book
pathfinder · navigator · wayfinder · lighthouse · north star · signpost · trailblazer · scout · harbinger · herald
siren
Wailing alert device
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- temptressWoman who entices
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
charmer · magnetism · captivation · fascination · irresistible · spellbinding · mesmerizing · hypnotic · bewitching · allurement
lure
Thing that tempts
seducer · tempter · inducement · provocation · forbidden · desire · craving · yearning · longing · tantalizing
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- unknownNot yet discovered
- shadowy figureUnclear form in darkness
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
specter · apparition · cryptic · veiled · inscrutable · otherworldly · ethereal · supernatural · omen · portent
- beckoning catFortune-bringing waving figurine
beckon, beckoned, beckons, beckoning, beckoningly, beckoners