mentalist

[ men-tl-ist ]

noun

1. a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
2. a person who believes that the mind and its functions are a legitimate area of psychological research.
3. a mind reader, psychic, or fortuneteller.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mentalist¹

First recorded in 1780–90; mental ¹ + -ist

Example Sentences

This year, at the media database company Muck Rack, magician and mentalist Coby Elimelech is going to read the minds of some remote employees.

From Vox

CBS moved  Two and a Half Men to Thursdays and  The Mentalist to Sundays, while  The Good Wife is staying put.

From The Daily Beast

Patrick Wilson is very appealing as the lead, and I can definitely see fans of The Mentalist going for this.

From The Daily Beast

Likewise, the network has managed to successfully create a bona fide hit on Thursdays at 10 p.m. with The Mentalist.

From The Daily Beast

The network trotted out Mentalist star Simon Baker, so actually there was more than one sexy thing out there.

From The Daily Beast

The Mentalist asserts that the Mind is the only reality, and that the Body is merely its grosser form of manifestation.

From Project Gutenberg

He found the door with the temporary sign saying: Marco the Mentalist.

From Project Gutenberg

The bridge is being erected by the Materialists, but the Mentalist will be the first to cross over it.

From Project Gutenberg

She gave the year as 1917, called the doctor "a mentalist," and the stenographer "a tapper," or "a mental tapper."

From Project Gutenberg