mentalist
Americannoun
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a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
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a person who believes that the mind and its functions are a legitimate area of psychological research.
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a mind reader, psychic, or fortuneteller.
Etymology
Origin of mentalist
Example Sentences
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Oz Pearlman - a self-described "mentalist" performing mind tricks - told the BBC he was talking to Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when the attack happened.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The mentalist said that he remembers thinking, “‘Oh, no, are we about to die?’”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Oz Pearlman, a mentalist and the entertainer for the night, seemed to be doing a trick for the president and the first lady when the shots were fired, videos show.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Instead, mentalist Oz Pearlman had been performing and was interacting with Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the time of the incident.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
She gave the year as 1917, called the doctor "a mentalist," and the stenographer "a tapper," or "a mental tapper."
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)
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