fortune-teller
noun
a person who claims the ability to predict the future.
fortune-tellers
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pluralof fortune-teller.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Surely, the government does not mean to suggest that fortune-tellers and street performers may be deprived of their Second Amendment rights.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
It consisted of 317 ships and 27,000 people, including sailors, soldiers, scholars, craftspeople, and fortune-tellers.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Now, he regularly seeks the advice of fortune-tellers, wears lucky amulets, and has pictures of tarot cards as wallpaper on his phone.
From Reuters ● Apr. 15, 2022
These stories traverse the globe from Iran to New York and were expressed through collages, drawn images and narratives which were then folded into playful paper fortune-tellers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
The involvement of fortune-tellers was not a promising sign for the investigation.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
