mentalist

[ men-tl-ist ]

noun

a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
a person who believes that the mind and its functions are a legitimate area of psychological research.

Origin of mentalist

First recorded in 1780–90; mental¹ + -ist

This year, at the media database company Muck Rack, magician and mentalist Coby Elimelech is going to read the minds of some remote employees.
Office holiday parties are back and smaller than ever | Rani Molla | November 22, 2021 | Vox
CBS moved Two and a Half Men to Thursdays and The mentalist to Sundays, while The Good Wife is staying put.
TV Upfronts 2012: NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and the CW Announce Schedules | Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez | May 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Patrick Wilson is very appealing as the lead, and I can definitely see fans of The mentalist going for this.
TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2011-2012's New Shows | Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez | June 12, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Likewise, the network has managed to successfully create a bona fide hit on Thursdays at 10 p.m. with The mentalist.
TV's Winners and Losers | Jace Lacob | May 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The network trotted out mentalist star Simon Baker, so actually there was more than one sexy thing out there.
Best and Worst of the New TV Lineups | Kim Masters | May 22, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

The mentalist asserts that the Mind is the only reality, and that the Body is merely its grosser form of manifestation.
Mind and Body | William Walker Atkinson
He found the door with the temporary sign saying: Marco the mentalist.
Brink of Madness | Walter J. Sheldon
The bridge is being erected by the Materialists, but the mentalist will be the first to cross over it.
Dynamic Thought | William Walker Atkinson
She gave the year as 1917, called the doctor "a mentalist," and the stenographer "a tapper," or "a mental tapper."
Benign Stupors | August Hoch

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