What is the Latin word for charmer?

The usual Latin words for “charmer” are magus, venēficus, sagum; also puella, Propertius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“charmer” in Latin

magusmagus (Zoroastrian priest); magician, wizard, (derogatory) sorcerer, trickster, conjurer, charlatan venēficuspoisonous; sorcerous, magic, magical sagumsagum, a military cloak puellagirl, lass, maiden (female child); sweetheart, mistress, beloved maiden; young woman, young wife PropertiusA Roman family name — famously held by

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

charmer

magician, etc., magus: veneficus; or feminine, maga, venefica, saga.

FIG., of one who charms by herbeauty, puella, cujus forma rapit (Propertius): puella or mulier venustissima; puella, or mulier specie, or forma venustissima; mulier omnibus simulacris emendatior (Petronius). My charmer, deliciae meae.

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What is the Latin word for charmer?: The usual Latin words for “charmer” are magus, venēficus, sagum; also puella, Propertius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.