- snake charmer
- noun Date: 1836 an entertainer who exhibits a professed power to charm or fascinate venomous snakes
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
snake charmer
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Snake Charmer — can mean:*Snake charming, the practice of hypnotizing snakes * Snake Charmer , a 1983 album by guitarist The Edge, bassist Jah Wobble, multi instrumentalist Holger Czukay, drummer Jaki Liebezeit, and DJ/remixer François Kevorkian *The fictional… … Wikipedia
snake charmer — snake charmers also snake charmers N COUNT A snake charmer is a person who entertains people by controlling the behaviour of a snake, for example by playing music and causing the snake to rise out of a basket and drop back in again … English dictionary
snake charmer — snake ,charmer noun count someone who can control a snake s behavior by playing a musical instrument … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
snake-charmer — snakeˈ charmer noun A person who handles snakes and gets them to perform rhythmical movements • • • Main Entry: ↑snake … Useful english dictionary
snake charmer — snake .charmer n someone who controls snakes by playing music to them, in order to entertain people … Dictionary of contemporary English
snake charmer — ► NOUN ▪ an entertainer who appears to make snakes move by playing music … English terms dictionary
snake charmer — n. an entertainer who seems to hypnotize snakes by means of movements or music … English World dictionary
snake charmer — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms snake charmer : singular snake charmer plural snake charmers someone who can control a snake s behaviour by playing a musical instrument … English dictionary
snake charmer — noun a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : someone who appears to make snakes move by playing music to them * * * ˈsnake charmer [snake charmer] … Useful english dictionary
snake charmer — snake′ charm er n. an entertainer who seems to charm venomous snakes, usu. by music • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
snake charmer — noun A performer who entertains crowds doing impressive tricks with dangerous snakes. See Also: snake charming … Wiktionary
