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physiognomist

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[fiz-ee-ahg-nuhm-ist, fiz-ee-ahn-uhm-ist] / ˌfɪz iˈɑg nəm ɪst, ˌfɪz iˈɑn əm ɪst /

noun

  1. a person who practices or has expertise in the art of physiognomy.

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The Prairie To scan the lines of his face, or feel the bumps on the head of this Leviathan; this is a thing which no Physiognomist or Phrenologist has as yet undertaken.

From Moby Dick: or, the White Whale by Melville, Herman

To scan the lines of his face, or feel the bumps on the head of this Leviathan; this is a thing which no Physiognomist or Phrenologist has as yet undertaken.

From Moby Dick, or, the whale by Melville, Herman

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