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phrenologist

American  
[fri-nahl-uhj-ist, fre-] / frɪˈnɑl ədʒ ɪst, frɛ- /

noun

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


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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

The phrenologist has been identified as J De Ville, whose consulting rooms were in the Strand in London.

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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