pythonist
/ˈpʌɪθənɪst/ /ˈpʌɪθ(ə)nɪst/ /ˈpɪθənɪst/Now rare
noun
A person who claims to be possessed by, and to speak the words of, a spirit; a soothsayer; a fortune-teller; a conjuror.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Reginald Scot (d. 1599), writer on witchcraft. From Python + -ist.
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