spellbinders
They entrance crowds
Spellbinders are people or things that hold attention so completely that the audience seems entranced.
A captivating orator, a gripping novel, or a mesmerizing performance can all be spellbinders.
The term suggests an almost magical power to fascinate, as if the audience were literally under a spell.
The old storyteller was one of the great spellbinders of his generation.
Performer of visual deception
- prestidigitatorPractitioner of legerdemain
- escapologistPerformer who defeats restraints
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- hypnotistTrance-state practitioner
Houdini · Copperfield · Blaine · sleight of hand · stage magic · levitation · vanishing act · magic show
Wielder of arcane power
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- enchanterOne who uses magic
- conjurerPerformer of magic tricks
- magusPractitioner of ancient arts
warlock · witch · necromancer · shaman · thaumaturge · incantation · hex · charm
illusionist
Performer of visual deception
- prestidigitatorPractitioner of legerdemain
- escapologistPerformer who defeats restraints
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
hypnotist · Houdini · Copperfield · Blaine · sleight of hand · stage magic · levitation · vanishing act · magic show · audience
sorcerer
Wielder of arcane power
magus · warlock · witch · necromancer · shaman · thaumaturge · incantation · hex · charm · bewitchment
mesmerize
Capture attention completely
bewitch · transfix · enthral · grip · engross · rivet · enrapture · rapt · fascinate · enthrall
raconteur
Skilled storyteller
- narratorOne who tells events
- bardPoet of epics
- yarn-spinnerOne who tells tales
fabulist · griot · orator · chronicler · saga · epic · legend · myth · fable · anecdote