TELEPATHIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does telepathist mean? 

• TELEPATHIST (noun)
  The noun TELEPATHIST has 2 senses:

1. someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly

2. a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)

  Familiarity information: TELEPATHIST used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TELEPATHIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

mental telepathist; mind reader; telepathist; thought-reader

Hypernyms ("telepathist" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Derivation:

telepathy (apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

mind reader; telepathist; thought-reader

Hypernyms ("telepathist" is a kind of...):

conjurer; conjuror; illusionist; magician; prestidigitator (someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience)

Derivation:

telepathy (apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions)