spellbinder
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spell·bind·er
(spĕl′bīn′dər)n.
One that holds others spellbound, especially an enthralling speaker or a particularly interesting book.
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spellbinder
(ˈspɛlˌbaɪndə)n
1. a person capable of holding others spellbound, esp a political speaker
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a novel, play, etc, that holds one enthralled
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spell•bind•er
(ˈspɛlˌbaɪn dər)n.
a person or thing that spellbinds, esp. a powerful speaker who can captivate an audience.
[1885–90]
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Noun 1. spellbinder - an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound
orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker - a person who delivers a speech or oration
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spellbinder
[ˈspelˌbaɪndəʳ] N (= speaker) → orador(a) m/f que fascina ; (= book) → obra f que fascinaCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
spellbinder
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