hypnotist

Definition

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

Etymology

From hypnotise + -ist.

Example Sentences

• "Following their modelling of Perls and Satir, Bandler and Grinder went on to model Milton H. Erickson, the world’s foremost medical hypnotist. The result was a different set of language patterns, the Milton Model, and the publication of the second NLP book, Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson MD."