Enthrallers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. To captivate or hold someone’s complete attention with charm or appeal
2. to enchant an audience through engaging performance or storytelling
3. engaging in a way that makes it difficult to look away or lose interest

Etymology: "Enthrallers" is the plural of "enthraller," a noun formed by adding the agent suffix "-er" to the verb "enthrall." The verb combines the prefix "en-," meaning "make" or "put into," with "thrall," a word borrowed from Old Norse "þræll" meaning "slave" or "bondman." To enthrall was originally to hold someone in bondage, and the modern sense of captivating attention is a figurative extension of that idea of being held captive.

Synonyms: captivators, fascinators, charmers

Antonyms: bore, disinterest