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
On the other side, the doctor is not a mind reader.
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
Your boyfriend is not a mind reader.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2023
People are not mind readers.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
Zach Collins does not profess to be a mind reader.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2023
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
Your boyfriend is not a mind reader.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2023
People are not mind readers.
—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
Zach Collins does not profess to be a mind reader.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for mind reader
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind reader
Noun
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Exhausting all resources, Cuellar has sought out six different psychics to locate Teddy.—
Olivia Cyrus
August 8,
Sacbee.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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This night market will feature crystals, plants, books, jewelry, oddities, curiosities and psychics.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 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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The media company looking to close the loopholes by the end of 2025, with the impact starting to appear in its financials by 2026.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Mind reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%20reader. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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