fortune-teller

or for·tune·tell·er

[ fawr-chuhn-tel-er ]

noun

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

fortune-teller

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈfortune-ˌtelling, adjectivenoun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortune-teller¹

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

Example Sentences

Never has the life of a happy-endings-masseuse turned fortune teller seemed more dangerous.

From The Daily Beast

It seems as though every expert, government agency, and fortune-teller has a different guess.

From The Daily Beast

Meg, the fortune-teller, remained where he had left her several moments watching him with a strange, catlike intentness.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon this scene broke the bent figure of the old fortune-teller, with Nita by her side.

From Project Gutenberg

If I were to stop that old fortune teller and his companions my incognito would run a risk of being discovered.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a fortune-teller in Westminster who is making little less.

From Project Gutenberg

From time to time they had urged him to visit the fortune-teller, and one idle day he concluded to make the experiment.

From Project Gutenberg