noun
Meaning 1
Something that is spellbinding, that causes rapt attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
spellbinder
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noun
Meaning 2
an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: orator, speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier
History
Etymology
From spell + binder.