fortune-teller
noun
a person who claims the ability to predict the future.
fortuneteller
-
a variation of
fortune-teller.
Example Sentences
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The fortuneteller was right, though it would take multiple championships—never mind three terms as Italy’s prime minister—for any ill wind to catch up with him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2025
Here, Frances Adams is told by a fortuneteller that she will lose her life at the hands of another.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
When the pandemic began, Ms. Milo began posting feel-good videos and photos on Instagram, sometimes dressed as a good-news fortuneteller.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
A reporter goes on a 3½-year journey chronicling the life of Paulina Stevens, a Romani woman and fortuneteller, that results in a podcast, “Foretold.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
And she’s dressed like a fortuneteller, with a glittery purple scarf around her neck and a yellow river of a dress with a red sash.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
