fortune-teller

American  

[fawr-chuhn-tel-er] / ˈfɔr tʃənˌtɛl ər /

Or fortuneteller

noun

1. a person who claims the ability to predict the future.

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fortune-teller British  

noun

1. a person who makes predictions about the future as by looking into a crystal ball, reading palms, etc

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Other Word Forms

• fortune-telling adjective

Etymology

Origin of fortune-teller

First recorded in 1580–90; fortune + teller ( def. )

Example Sentences

“The newspaper says there’s a fortune-teller in town! Says she’s the Seventh Daughter of a Seventh Daughter. Madam L. L. Lucille’s her name.”

From Literature

We were wandering around Mr. Potter Palmer’s dry-goods store just a day or so later, my fingers aching from working so many hours on Aunt Kitty’s red fortune-teller costume.

From Literature

I sat down at the fortune-teller table and let out a heavy sigh.

From Literature

“And while you were quick-thinking on the fortune-teller case and I have observed you are a strong reader, your grammar and arithmetic skills leave much to be desired.”

From Literature

She laid the red skirt from her fortune-teller costume into her basket, along with some pretty plaid material she was reworking into a new gown.

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