: one who practices palmistry
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As an artist, palmist, and generally spiritual woman, Wright had a few otherworldly experiences in the home herself.
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Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2022
Writer Michael Adno grew up in Sarasota, Florida, home to an unusually large bevy of palmists, mediums, and others able to connect with unseen spirits and energies.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 July 2018
No palmist is needed to tell us that three is a trend.
—Vogue, 28 Sep. 2017
You will be asked to, but a palmist should never attempt to diagnose an illness or predict someone’s death.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 21 July 2017
For a long time, this would have seemed as foolish as giving your money to a palmist.
—Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 31 Aug. 2022
Writer Michael Adno grew up in Sarasota, Florida, home to an unusually large bevy of palmists, mediums, and others able to connect with unseen spirits and energies.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 July 2018
No palmist is needed to tell us that three is a trend.
—Vogue, 28 Sep. 2017
You will be asked to, but a palmist should never attempt to diagnose an illness or predict someone’s death.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 21 July 2017
For a long time, this would have seemed as foolish as giving your money to a palmist.
—Atul Gawande, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
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“Palmist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palmist. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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