fortune-teller

or for·tune·tell·er

[ fawr-chuh n-tel-er ]

/ ˈfɔr tʃənˌtɛl ər /

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noun

a person who claims the ability to predict the future.

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Words nearby fortune-teller

fortune, fortune cookie, fortune five hundred, fortune hunter, fortune-hunter, fortune-teller, fortunetelling, forty, forty hours, forty winks, forty-eight

Origin of fortune-teller

First recorded in 1580–90; fortune + teller

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Example sentences from the Web for fortune-teller

It seems as though every expert, government agency, and fortune-teller has a different guess.
The New York Connection to Iran's Weapons Procurement|Dan Rather|September 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Gorton has said so much about a fortune-teller he has several times consulted, that I went with him and had my fortune told.
Diary of an Enlisted Man|Lawrence Van Alstyne
"That is all I have to tell you," said the fortune-teller abruptly.
The Errand Boy|Horatio Alger
The fortune-teller was one of the older girls, who did it very cleverly.
Betty Lee, Sophomore|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

So he said; yet he changed his mind through the influence of a fortune-teller, hired to tell what pleased her employers best.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
The fortune-teller rang—a little servant-girl let her in, and then went to wait in the room where the gentlemen were.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete|Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe

British Dictionary definitions for fortune-teller

fortune-teller

noun

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

Derived forms of fortune-teller

fortune-telling, adjective, noun

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fortune-teller

or for·tune·tell·er

noun

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noun

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