mind-readern.
/ˈmʌɪndˌriːdə/, U.S. /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌridər/ A person who can discern (or appear to discern) the thoughts of another.
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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > telepathy > one who practises
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1873 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Gaz. 23 Aug. 6/3 The glowing accounts which the press unanimously gave of Mr. Brown's success as a mind-reader.
1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 18 Jan. i A mind-reader and spirit medium gave an exhibition of his powers.
1969 K.-H. Scheer & W. Ernsting Radiant Dome i. ii. 110 He was not a mind reader or a telepath, but he was still capable of sensing other people's emotions.
1988 A. Desai Baumgartner's Bombay iv. 129 Perhaps the close proximity in which they lived made the men mind-readers.
1999 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 14 Feb. There was no need for a mind-reader to determine his feelings one cold, October night..when St Johnstone put three past Hearts in the League Cup semi-final.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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