mentalist

American  

[men-tl-ist] / ˈmɛn tl ɪst /

noun

1. a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.

2. a person who believes that the mind and its functions are a legitimate area of psychological research.

3. a mind reader, psychic, or fortuneteller.

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Etymology

Origin of mentalist

First recorded in 1780–90; mental ¹ + -ist

Example Sentences

Mentalist Oz Pearlman, actor and comedian Amy Sedaris, rapper Flavor Flav and reality TV personality Ariana Madix are among the many additional guests.

From Los Angeles Times

If you're not familiar with Harper's work, he's also written for TV shows including Gotham and the Mentalist, while Taron Egerton starred in the recent adaptation of Harper's novel of the same name, She Rides Shotgun.

From BBC

He then bills himself as a mentalist and begins performing séances for wealthy clients.

From The Wall Street Journal

As he sat beside me in a cafe booth, mentalist Thommy Ten asked me to take out some items from my bag at random.

From Los Angeles Times

Pearce said he remembered telling Kate Mestitz, the Aussie actor whom he was with at the time and divorced in 2015, that the only time he felt “safe” on set was when “The Mentalist” actor Simon Baker was around, “because I’m dumped like a hot potato and he focuses on Simon ... ‘cause he was 10 times prettier than I ever was.”

From Los Angeles Times