A person who carries out hypnosis, either for medical reasons or for entertainment.
a stage hypnotist
an expert clinician and skilled hypnotist
Example sentencesExamples
Stage hypnotists are popular attractions at bars and comedy clubs.
He knows that his real suspect is some sort of master hypnotist.
The stage hypnotist selects the candidates, who go along with the suggestion and cannot get their hands apart until he tells them, "Now, it's okay to relax and separate them".
A sideshow hypnotist erases her memory of her life in the African treetops and convinces her that she and Lyle are husband and wife.
The star attraction was a hypnotist.
Putting your faith in the hypnotist seems to be a large part of why it works.
He is a well-established hypnotist and has had a television show in Australia.
He has tried a hypnotist for his compulsion but that didn't seem to help.
This would be similar to the amazing case of the woman who was put in an altered state of consciousness by an amateur hypnotist in 1952.
He offers his assistance as a hypnotist to regress the amnesiac back to the point of her nightmares, hopefully sparking her memory.
Definition of hypnotist in US English:
hypnotist
nounˈhɪpnətəstˈhipnətəst
A person who carries out hypnosis, either for medical reasons or for entertainment.
a stage hypnotist
an expert clinician and skilled hypnotist
Example sentencesExamples
He is a well-established hypnotist and has had a television show in Australia.
He offers his assistance as a hypnotist to regress the amnesiac back to the point of her nightmares, hopefully sparking her memory.
Stage hypnotists are popular attractions at bars and comedy clubs.
The stage hypnotist selects the candidates, who go along with the suggestion and cannot get their hands apart until he tells them, "Now, it's okay to relax and separate them".
This would be similar to the amazing case of the woman who was put in an altered state of consciousness by an amateur hypnotist in 1952.
A sideshow hypnotist erases her memory of her life in the African treetops and convinces her that she and Lyle are husband and wife.
He knows that his real suspect is some sort of master hypnotist.
He has tried a hypnotist for his compulsion but that didn't seem to help.
The star attraction was a hypnotist.
Putting your faith in the hypnotist seems to be a large part of why it works.