mentalist
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- noun
- /ˈmɛn.təl.ɪst/
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mentalista
- As a child, she dreamed of becoming a mentalist, impressing her friends with tricks that seemed like magic.
First, though, is the amazing mentalist who's quite simply the Tesco's finest of TV magicians.
- First, though, is the amazing mentalist who's quite simply the Tesco's finest of TV magicians.
- I think with magic, it's so exciting to me that the magician, the mentalist themselves might not get it right.
- Like mentalist, like someone who can control their brain.
Examples
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The audience was amazed by the mentalist's ability to read their thoughts during the show.
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They are trained as mentalists, and they can do seemingly extraordinary feats.
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- We're supposed to go see a mentalist tonight.
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You could be a mentalist.
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You think I'm the mentalist?
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It says here you are a mentalist.
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I've been dating a mentalist.
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I'm a mentalist, not a magician, so... my magic is more in the mind.
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I am a mentalist.
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He introduced himself as a mentalist, claiming he could communicate with people despite being miles apart.
Synonyms
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A person who can read and send thoughts without speaking
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A person who says they can know things beyond normal senses, like predicting the future
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A person who seems to know what other people are thinking, often using tricks or guessing
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A person who says they can see events before they happen
A person who says they can share thoughts without using the senses
A performer who pretends to read minds by using secret signals from an accomplice
How Skilled
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mentalist comes from mental (from Latin mens, 'mind') and the ending -ist ('person who does something'). That's why a mentalist is a performer who works with the mind and seems to read or influence people's thoughts.