channeler
noun
chan·nel·er
ˈcha-nə-lər 
: 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 on the Web
Further, there’s some worry that by spending thousands of years finding and gentling (or executing) male channelers, humanity has begun to self-select channeling out of the gene pool.
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ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
This is why there are so many Aiel and Sea Folk channelers running around that the White Tower doesn't know about, and the show has nodded toward it but hasn't had a lot of room to communicate the significance of it.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Back at the White Tower, Verin Sedai (Meera Syal) has arrived to have a chat with these channelers Nynaeve and Egwene she's heard so much about.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Male channelers, on the other hand, seem to have gotten some upgrades.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Some more book-vs-show, internal-vs-external stuff going on here; in the books, channelers can definitely, 100% for sure, tell the difference between being shielded (temporary) and being stilled (permanent, with an asterisk).
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
The Forsaken are a group of ancient channelers who serve the Dark One, the root of evil in The Wheel of Time universe.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
Nynaeve, who was a Wisdom (or healer) in Emond's Field in the Two Rivers, has proven herself to be an incredibly powerful channeler of the One Power.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021
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ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
This is why there are so many Aiel and Sea Folk channelers running around that the White Tower doesn't know about, and the show has nodded toward it but hasn't had a lot of room to communicate the significance of it.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
Back at the White Tower, Verin Sedai (Meera Syal) has arrived to have a chat with these channelers Nynaeve and Egwene she's heard so much about.
—Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Male channelers, on the other hand, seem to have gotten some upgrades.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Some more book-vs-show, internal-vs-external stuff going on here; in the books, channelers can definitely, 100% for sure, tell the difference between being shielded (temporary) and being stilled (permanent, with an asterisk).
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
The Forsaken are a group of ancient channelers who serve the Dark One, the root of evil in The Wheel of Time universe.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
Nynaeve, who was a Wisdom (or healer) in Emond's Field in the Two Rivers, has proven herself to be an incredibly powerful channeler of the One Power.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021
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“Channeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/channeler. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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