mind reader

American

noun

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

mind-reader British

noun

a person seemingly able to discern the thoughts of another

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Other Word Forms

mind-reading noun

Etymology

Origin of mind reader

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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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

I'm not a mind reader, but let's face it: This is honking nonsense.

From Salon • Jul. 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

But it's as if he's some kind of mind reader, because he says: "I'm going to start running. Tomorrow is my first day."

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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