mentalist

noun

men·​tal·​ist ˈmen-tə-list 

: mind reader

Examples of mentalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Starring as the Four Horsemen on Broadway are Gabriella Lester as the escapologist, James More and Darcy Oake as illusionists and Matthew Pomeroy as a mentalist. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Contestants James & Marina, a mentalist act who received mixed feedback; choir the CommUNITY ATL; comedian Cris Sosa; the Jesse White Tumbling Team; singers Ashford Sanders and Brook Lynn; and dancer Sando were all sent home. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

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

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