as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
a channeler who claims to receive messages from a medieval warrior
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Recent Examples of channeler
To come in the presence of an artist who was such a channeler of spirit through their work is such a privilege.
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 7 Aug. 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
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
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
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
Eileen Finan, People.com, 7 Aug. 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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for channeler
psychic
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Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Murderous beasts, brain-eating zombies, a school filled with werewolves, psychics and other Outcasts, and a tangle of mysteries.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Channeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/channeler. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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