phrenologist

[fri-nahl-uhj-ist, fre-]

noun

1. an adherent of or expert in phrenology; an analyst who uses the principles of phrenology.

Example Sentences

“The face of the Little Dancer undeniably has some of the features identified by phrenologists and medical anatomists of the day as typically criminal,” Laurens notes.

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Pathologists examined the role of the brain’s two hemispheres in patients with mental illness; phrenologists tried to map mental faculties onto different areas.

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“Well, phrenologists claim we can identify someone’s character and racial derivation by measuring the skull.”

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I don’t want to offend any of my phrenologist customers.

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Dreams were part of Kroc’s DNA and, according to at least one prophetic phrenologist, food was too.

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