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
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
He then bills himself as a mentalist and begins performing séances for wealthy clients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
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 • Jul. 29, 2025
I had Marco the mentalist hypnotize me and give me a rather special post-hypnotic command.
From Brink of Madness by Sheldon, Walter J.
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