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noun chan·nel·er \ ˈcha-nə-lər \

Definition of channeler

:a person who conveys thoughts or energy from a source believed to be outside the person's body or conscious mind; specifically :one who speaks for nonphysical beings or spirits

Examples of channeler in a Sentence

a channeler who claims to receive messages from a medieval warrior

Recent Examples of channeler from the Web

The next day, The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank, the premier channeler of the swamp’s chattering class, wrote a column about the speech.

— jason zengerle, GQ, "What If Mike Pence Becomes President?," 8 Aug. 2017
Dupin was the original profiler, a master channeler of the psychotic mind and the forebear of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.

— michael cannell, Smithsonian, "Unmasking the Mad Bomber," 2 May 2017

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First Known Use of channeler

1987

channeler Synonyms

Synonyms

channel, medium, psychic, spiritist, spiritualist

Related Words

clairvoyant; mentalist, mind reader, telepath; sensitive

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