empath

noun

em·​path ˈem-ˌpath 

: one who experiences the emotions of others : a person who has empathy for others

Lucas didn't need to be an empath to understand that the twist to Jason's voice was fury, grief, and pain.

—K. M. Ruiz

If you feel the Earth's pain before an earthquake or have a panic attack because someone near you is anxious, you might be an empath too.

—Hannah Ewens

Examples of empath in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All the more reason for this eternally wide-eyed extra-terrestrial empath to take it. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 19 June 2026

The efficient yard-sale shopper is not an empath. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Here, learn how to recognize if your child is an empath and adopt strategies for supporting their uniquely empathetic traits. — Laura Wheatman Hill, Parents, 11 Apr. 2026

Melvin—always the empath—looked ready to head home and cry. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from empath- (in empathy, empathetic), taken as an agent noun probably by analogy with telepath

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for empath

• bloodbath
• footpath
• towpath
• warpath
• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• hath
• lath
• math
• path
• rath