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
The pandemic has moved Thailand’s distinct brand of divination from streets and storefronts to youth-oriented social media, helping fortune-tellers to reach a bigger audience.
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
“Real Suli fortune-tellers are rare. They’re holy men and women. These masks that are handed around like party favors are sacred symbols.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
