mind reader

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noun

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

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Origin of mind reader

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby mind reader

mind one's p's and q's, Mindoro, mind out, mind over matter, mind-pop, mind reader, mind reading, mindset, mind's eye, mindshare, Mindszenty

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How to use mind reader in a sentence

Stacked deckSubtle markings at the top left and bottom right of each of the Ellusionist Cohort Cards’ backs reveal the value and suit to help magicians look like mind readers.
Six magic accessories every beginner needs|Stan Horaczek|December 10, 2020|Popular-Science
And unless you are a mind reader, you will find almost no evidence of it in your local coffee shop.
Reality Check: There Are No Swing Voters|Goldie Taylor|November 13, 2014|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.
Cy Whittaker's Place|Joseph C. Lincoln
The mind-reader entered the chamber by the way we shall leave it.
Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills|Luella Agnes Owen

But it is doubtful if an inspired mind-reader could have made anything of such thoughts as Trennahan wished to conceal.
The Californians|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
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.
Riddle of the Storm|Roy J. Snell
But I am not a rhinoceros mind reader, and its actions were such as to warrant my regarding it as a suspicious character.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt

British Dictionary definitions for mind reader

mind-reader

noun

a person seemingly able to discern the thoughts of another

Derived forms of mind-reader

mind-reading, noun

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