1. People or things that completely hold the attention or interest of someone.
2. Persons who buy up goods in large quantities to resell at higher prices; hoarders.
Usage: archaic; historical
3. Scribes or clerks who write out legal documents in large, formal handwriting.
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• Video games are engrossers that keep children occupied for hours.
• The novel's complex plot and vivid characters are engrossers that captivate readers.
• Medieval engrossers would purchase all available grain to sell at inflated prices.
• The engrossers in the royal court carefully prepared all official documents.
• These puzzles are such engrossers that people lose track of time.
• The mystery thriller proved to be one of the year's greatest engrossers.