telepath

noun

tele·​path ˈte-lə-ˌpath How to pronounce telepath (audio)
: one who is able to communicate by telepathy

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Season 4 saw the cast confront the mysterious Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), an incredibly powerful telepath, in a battle that left Hawkins devastated and expanded the rift between the Earth and the Upside Down. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025 Such was the case when the always wonderful Jo Brand stepped up and proved herself a telepath. Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond. Stephen Kearse, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 This is the film that launched a million Fangoria subscriptions, its troubled telepaths diving into vein-popping psionic warfare. Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for telepath

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of telepath was in 1885

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“Telepath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telepath. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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