mind reader

noun

1. a person professing the ability of mind reading, especially as a professional entertainer.

mind-reader

noun

1. a person seemingly able to discern the thoughts of another

Derived Forms

• ˈmind-ˌreading, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mind reader¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

And unless you are a mind reader, you will find almost no evidence of it in your local coffee shop.

From The Daily Beast

I wouldn't be surprised if you grew up to be a mind reader, like that feller in the show we went to at the townhall a spell ago.

From Project Gutenberg

The mind-reader entered the chamber by the way we shall leave it.

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But it is doubtful if an inspired mind-reader could have made anything of such thoughts as Trennahan wished to conceal.

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For a long time he sat staring at it; yet it would not have required a mind-reader to tell that he made nothing of it.

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But I am not a rhinoceros mind reader, and its actions were such as to warrant my regarding it as a suspicious character.

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