telepath

American

[tel-uh-path] / ˈtɛl əˌpæθ /

noun

a person with the ability to communicate using telepathy.

telepath British

/ ˈtɛlɪˌpæθ /

noun

a person who is telepathic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

to practise telepathy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In the mid-late 1990s, Koenig portrayed a very different character, the ruthless Psi Corps telepath Alfred Bester, in another sci-fi space series, Babylon 5.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne for the comics, the mutant-villain-turned-hero is a powerful telepath also known as the White Queen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the Marvel Comics universe from which she springs, the character is a minor entity, a blind, older clairvoyant telepath who uses a wheelchair.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

Either that or we’re just inside Wanda and Agatha’s minds, since Wanda was a telepath before she was an all-powerful sorceress.

From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2021

"Why do the X-Men need another girl telepath?" she asked.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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