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palmister

palmister

9.9
A person who reads the lines on your palm to tell your future
  • noun
  • /ˈpɑːmɪstər/
  • UK
translation icon : quiromante
  • She became fascinated with palmistry and aspired to train as a palmister herself.

Examples

  • The palmister studied the intricate lines on Maria's hand before offering her predictions.

  • The palmister told me I would travel soon.

  • After visiting a palmister, Jake couldn't stop wondering about his future.

  • She visited a palmister at the fair.

  • The palmister studied the intricate lines on Maria's hand before offering her predictions.

  • After visiting a palmister, Jake couldn't stop wondering about his future.

  • She became fascinated with palmistry and aspired to train as a palmister herself.

Synonyms

seer
vspalmister
23 8.0

A person who says they can see the future

uses hand-line reading rather than general visionary insight
fortune teller
vspalmister
16 3.5

A person who claims to tell the future using cards or palm reading

focuses on hand-line interpretation rather than general mystical tools
astrologer
vspalmister
15 7.9

A person who says the Sun, Moon, and planets show your future

reads hand lines rather than interpreting celestial positions
soothsayer
vspalmister
  • Archaic
9 9.9

A person who says they can tell the future

uses hand-line methods instead of relying on broad special insight
fortuneteller
vspalmister
4 6.5

A person who says they can see someone's future, often using cards or palm reading

focuses specifically on interpreting hand lines rather than varied methods
diviner
vspalmister
3 9.9

A person who says they can learn hidden things or predict the future using spiritual ways

focuses on reading hand lines rather than broad supernatural methods
astrologist
vspalmister
2 7.8

A person who says what will happen by looking at the sun, moon, and planets

focuses on hand-line interpretation instead of celestial study
palmist
vspalmister
1 9.2

A person who reads lines on a hand to tell the future

has identical meaning but is a different form
farseer
vspalmister
  • Literature
1 9.9

A person who says what will happen in the future

relies on hand-line interpretation rather than distant visionary perception
chiromancer
vspalmister
9.9

A person who reads the lines on someone's palm to predict their future

has identical meaning but is a different term
prophesier
vspalmister
9.1

A person who predicts future events

expresses hand-line readings rather than inspired authoritative proclamations
vaticinator
vspalmister
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who says what will happen in the future, often as a job

uses hand-line practice rather than professional authoritative prophecy

Surface Forms

palmister singular
palmisters plural

Morphology

palmister = palmist (semi-transparent) = palm + ist + er

The word appears to be built from 'palmist' plus '-er', and 'palmist' itself is transparent from 'palm' plus '-ist', but the double agentive formation is unusual.

Etymology

Palmister comes from the word palm, which means the 'inside of the hand', and the ending -ist (a 'person who does something'). A palmister is someone who 'reads' the lines of your palm to tell about your future, so the name directly describes the job.