as in psychic
someone who is able to know another person's thoughts without being told what they are; someone who is able to read minds
How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader.
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Recent Examples of mind reader
Moira is Rowan Fielding’s (Alexandra Daddario) cousin and a mind reader who blames the family and Lasher (Jack Huston) for the death of her sister Tessa (Madison Wolfe).
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
On the other side, the doctor is not a mind reader.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
People are not mind readers.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
But our shoppers aren't mind readers.
—Sharath Rao, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2021
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
On the other side, the doctor is not a mind reader.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
People are not mind readers.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
But our shoppers aren't mind readers.
—Sharath Rao, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2021
See All Example Sentences for mind reader
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind reader
Noun
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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
Noun
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Such was the case when the always wonderful Jo Brand stepped up and proved herself a telepath.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes sports fans and media alike lose track of the very simple reality that, in the end, this is the entertainment business.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Mind reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%20reader. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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