phrenologist
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I don’t want to offend any of my phrenologist customers.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2017
Dreams were part of Kroc’s DNA and, according to at least one prophetic phrenologist, food was too.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2017
The phrenologist who testified on Major Mitchell’s behalf certainly didn’t know something that neuroscientists are only now beginning to recognize.
From Slate • Dec. 16, 2015
Etching by George Cruikshank showing a phrenologist in his consulting room.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2014
On their second day, a withered phrenologist gives a presentation to the entire student body.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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