mind reader
noun
a person professing the ability of mind reading, especially as a professional entertainer.
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mind-readernouna person seemingly able to discern the thoughts of another
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Origin of mind reader
First recorded in 1885–90
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It didn’t require a mind reader to decode the chief’s message.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025
The 28-year-old mind reader, who graduated from the Junior Society in 2020, described the program as his “professional playground,” which gave him the skills he needed to pursue magic full-time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
“It isn’t like trying to draw some type of conclusion and be a mind reader on who’s about to commit an offense,” Dart said.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
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
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
CNN’s Jake Tapper, in debriefing reporter Evan Perez, said he couldn’t ask him to be a mind-reader in assessing Trump’s mood.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
“Some are legitimate and some are corrupt, and you don’t need to be a mind-reader to figure out which is which,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 29, 2020
After all, it didn’t take a mind-reader to figure out that this was what Powell would do as Fed chair—just a newspaper.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2018
As the introduction to “This Is Our Song” puts it, she is “a storyteller, a mind-reader, a believer, and a friend.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 18, 2016
“Oh,” she said, and then went into grandparent mind-reader mode.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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