psychicistn.
/ˈsʌɪkᵻsɪst/, U.S. /ˈsaɪkəsəst/ A person who studies psychical phenomena; a psychical researcher; (also) a psychic.
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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > study of > one who studies
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1876 Catholic World June 388/1 Modern science compelled mere psychicists to recognize the invaluable services this new handmaiden bestowed on their favorite pursuit.
1885 Athenæum 21 Feb. 247/2 We felt it our duty to submit this extraordinary case to an eminent psychicist.
1887 E. Gurney Tertium Quid I. 254 We psychicists render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's.
1929 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 9 July 22/4 Radio puts the psychicist in direct touch with millions of persons.
2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 4 Nov. 15 Uncountable sums of money have been spent over the last century, studying rocks, ground temperature,..the moon, the tides, the behaviour of dogs,..the minds of psychicists, anything that might give some warning, all without success.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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