mind reader

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 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 By the end, the camera has become a mind reader. Vulture, 25 Apr. 2022 This person is the leader’s eyes, ears and mind reader. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for mind reader
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Noun
  • Bud & Rita dispensaries are featuring a variety of special events this week, including psychics, caricature artists, glassblowing and ashtray painting.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Two days before his appointment, McCracken proposed an idea after coming across a TikTok video about a girl who had a session with a psychic to learn more about her cat's thoughts.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Mar. 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
  • 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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Becca Martin-Brown, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025
  • The two players have been pitted against each other on the court and by fans and media ever since their controversial battle in the 2023 NCAA championship game.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025

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“Mind reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%20reader. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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