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mind reader

American  

noun

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

mind-reader British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • mind-reading noun

Etymology

Origin of mind reader

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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It didn’t require a mind reader to decode the chief’s message.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

Last year Geller's friend Scottish mentalist and mind reader Drew McAdam, who comes from East Lothian, the county that includes Lamb, made the first recording of a piece of music called Our Land.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2022

Nightmare Alley stars Bradley Cooper as Stanton Carlisle, a nightclub mind reader who becomes tangled up with Cate Blanchett as Dr. Lilith Ritter, a psychiatrist out to debunk him as a fraud.

From The Verge • Sep. 16, 2021

“And you don’t need to be a mind reader to figure out which is which. For one thing, you can ask John Bolton.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2020

Silvan Tomkins, maybe the greatest mind reader of them all, was compulsive about practicing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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