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
Your boyfriend is not a mind reader.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 16 Jan. 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
Your boyfriend is not a mind reader.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2023
But our shoppers aren't mind readers.
—Sharath Rao, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind reader
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The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps even the idea of an upscale magazine in the mold of Vanity Fair is simply less meaningful in a contemporary media landscape where celebrities constantly churn out their own content and popular culture is fragmented across a landscape of mid-sized creators.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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