mentalist

noun

men·​tal·​ist ˈmen-tə-list 

: mind reader

Examples of mentalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This year's entertainer was mentalist Oz Pearlman, who came back for the redo dinner. — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 July 2026

And mentalist Oz Pearlman will return as the evening’s entertainment, Jiang confirmed to PEOPLE. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

The real dinner bucked with tradition, opting for a mentalist over a comedian — not that Oz Pearlman got very far into his act before the secret service foiled an attempt on the President’s life — so Kimmel picked up the skewering duties. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026

It's typically headlined by a comedian, though mentalist Oz Pearlman served as the headlining entertainer this year. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mentalist

• gentlest
• environmentalist
• experimentalist
• fundamentalist
• instrumentalist
• orientalist
• transcendentalist

Medical Definition

mentalist

noun

men·​tal·​ist ˈment-ᵊl-əst 

: an adherent or advocate of a mentalistic school of psychology or psychiatry