fortune-teller

or for·tune·tell·er

[fawr-chuh n-tel-er]

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noun

a person who claims the ability to predict the future.

Origin of fortune-teller

First recorded in 1580–90; fortune + teller

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Related Words for fortuneteller

diviner, medium, seer, prophet, augur, oracle, soothsayer, clairvoyant, spiritualist, predictor

Examples from the Web for fortuneteller

Historical Examples of fortuneteller

They were a sort of cross between the bard and the fortuneteller.
Bible Studies
Joseph M. Wheeler
She was a fortuneteller and she wanted to tell me my fortune.
Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives
Work Projects Administration
Nevertheless, however blind and lying is the fortuneteller's art, it may yet hit home once in a thousand times.
The Original Fables of La Fontaine
Jean de la Fontaine
A fortuneteller with cards gives one the same shock of surprise.
The Path of a Star
Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan)

British Dictionary definitions for fortuneteller

fortune-teller

noun

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

Derived Formsfortune-telling, adjective, noun

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Word Origin and History for fortuneteller

also fortune-teller, 1580s, from fortune + teller. Verbal phrase tellen fortune is from early 15c.