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Noun: mind reader
  1. A person who claims or appears to have the ability to read others' thoughts
    "The mind reader amazed the audience with his apparent ability to know their secrets";
    - telepathist, thought-reader, mental telepathist
     
  2. A magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
    "The mind reader amazed the audience by revealing hidden details about volunteers";
    - telepathist, thought-reader

Derived forms: mind readers

Type of: communicator, conjurer, conjuror, illusionist, magician, prestidigitator

Encyclopedia: Mind reader