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Noun: telepathist  tu'le-pu-thist
  1. A person who claims or appears to have the ability to read others' thoughts
    "The supposed mental telepathist claimed to read the volunteer's mind";
    - thought-reader, mental telepathist, mind reader
     
  2. A magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
    "The telepathist amazed the audience by revealing hidden details about volunteers";
    - mind reader, thought-reader

Derived forms: telepathists

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

Encyclopedia: Telepathist