fortune-teller

or for·tune·tell·er

[ fawr-chuhn-tel-er ]

/ ˈfɔr tʃənˌtɛl ər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR fortune-teller ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who claims the ability to predict the future.

Origin of fortune-teller

First recorded in 1580–90; fortune + teller

Words nearby fortune-teller

fortunately, fortune, fortune cookie, Fortune Five Hundred, fortune hunter, fortune-teller, fortunetelling, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Wayne, Fort William, for two cents

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for fortune-teller

It seems as though every expert, government agency, and fortune-teller has a different guess.
The New York Connection to Iran's Weapons Procurement|Dan Rather|September 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Gorton has said so much about a fortune-teller he has several times consulted, that I went with him and had my fortune told.
Diary of an Enlisted Man|Lawrence Van Alstyne
"That is all I have to tell you," said the fortune-teller abruptly.
The Errand Boy|Horatio Alger
The fortune-teller was one of the older girls, who did it very cleverly.
Betty Lee, Sophomore|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

So he said; yet he changed his mind through the influence of a fortune-teller, hired to tell what pleased her employers best.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
The fortune-teller rang—a little servant-girl let her in, and then went to wait in the room where the gentlemen were.
The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete|Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe

British Dictionary definitions for fortune-teller

fortune-teller

noun

a person who makes predictions about the future as by looking into a crystal ball, reading palms, etc

Derived forms of fortune-teller

fortune-telling, adjective, noun

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

单词	fortune-teller
释义	fortune-teller or for·tune·tell·er [ fawr-chuhn-tel-er ] / ˈfɔr tʃənˌtɛl ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fortune-teller ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who claims the ability to predict the future. Origin of fortune-teller First recorded in 1580–90; fortune + teller Words nearby fortune-teller fortunately, fortune, fortune cookie, Fortune Five Hundred, fortune hunter, fortune-teller, fortunetelling, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Wayne, Fort William, for two cents Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fortune-teller It seems as though every expert, government agency, and fortune-teller has a different guess. The New York Connection to Iran's Weapons Procurement\|Dan Rather\|September 15, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Gorton has said so much about a fortune-teller he has several times consulted, that I went with him and had my fortune told. Diary of an Enlisted Man\|Lawrence Van Alstyne "That is all I have to tell you," said the fortune-teller abruptly. The Errand Boy\|Horatio Alger The fortune-teller was one of the older girls, who did it very cleverly. Betty Lee, Sophomore\|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) So he said; yet he changed his mind through the influence of a fortune-teller, hired to tell what pleased her employers best. The Mysteries of All Nations\|James Grant The fortune-teller rang—a little servant-girl let her in, and then went to wait in the room where the gentlemen were. The Secret Memoirs of Louis XV./XVI, Complete\|Madame du Hausset, an "Unknown English Girl" and the Princess Lamballe British Dictionary definitions for fortune-teller fortune-teller noun a person who makes predictions about the future as by looking into a crystal ball, reading palms, etc Derived forms of fortune-teller fortune-telling, adjective, noun 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 Words related to fortune-teller augur, clairvoyant, medium, mind reader, oracle, prophet, psychic, seer, soothsayer, diviner, palmist, spiritualist
随便看	goldminer gold mining gold note gold-of-pleasure goldoni goldovsky gold plate gold-plating gold point gold record gold reserve gold rush gold rush, california goldsboro goldschmidt goldsinny goldsmith goldsmith beetle gold sodium thiomalate gold standard gold star goldstein goldstein's toe sign gold stick goldstone

fortune-teller

or for·tune·tell·er

noun

Origin of fortune-teller

Words nearby fortune-teller

Example sentences from the Web for fortune-teller

British Dictionary definitions for fortune-teller

noun

Derived forms of fortune-teller

Words related to fortune-teller