mentalist

noun

men·​tal·​ist ˈmen-tə-list How to pronounce mentalist (audio)

Examples of mentalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There, his deceit takes a new form as a phony mentalist, but his lies soon catch up to him in a stunningly dramatic conclusion. Eric Farwell, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024 In every case, the word the woman thought of matched the one the mentalist had written down. Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023 Among the various showbiz acts involving mental prowess, Mr. Lorayne was more like the practiced craftsman compared with the more elusive qualities of mentalists and others proclaiming mind-reading abilities. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023 Not in the ways that psychics claim to do it, by gaining access to the warm streams of consciousness that fill every individual’s experience, or in the ways that mentalists claim to do it, by pulling a thought out of your head at will. Oliver Whang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for mentalist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mentalist was in 1909

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“Mentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentalist. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

mentalist

noun
men·​tal·​ist ˈment-ᵊl-əst How to pronounce mentalist (audio)
: an adherent or advocate of a mentalistic school of psychology or psychiatry

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