mind reader

American

noun

a person professing the ability of mind reading, especially as a professional entertainer.

mind-reader British

noun

a person seemingly able to discern the thoughts of another

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Other Word Forms

mind-reading noun

Etymology

Origin of mind reader

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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The 28-year-old mind reader, who graduated from the Junior Society in 2020, described the program as his “professional playground,” which gave him the skills he needed to pursue magic full-time.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

“It isn’t like trying to draw some type of conclusion and be a mind reader on who’s about to commit an offense,” Dart said.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Last year Geller's friend Scottish mentalist and mind reader Drew McAdam, who comes from East Lothian, the county that includes Lamb, made the first recording of a piece of music called Our Land.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2022

Nightmare Alley stars Bradley Cooper as Stanton Carlisle, a nightclub mind reader who becomes tangled up with Cate Blanchett as Dr. Lilith Ritter, a psychiatrist out to debunk him as a fraud.

From The Verge • Sep. 16, 2021

Silvan Tomkins, maybe the greatest mind reader of them all, was compulsive about practicing.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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