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mesmerisee

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English

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Etymology

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From mesmerise +‎ -ee.

Noun

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mesmerisee (plural mesmerisees)

  1. One who is mesmerised; one who undergoes hypnosis.
    • 1849, The Zoist: A Journal of Cerebral Physiology & Mesmerism, and Their Applications to Human Welfare, page 267:
      A pain in the stomach, side, or head, of the mesmeriser, was instantly detected by the mesmerisee; and if the former was much out of health, he would injuriously influence the latter.