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MIND READER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mind reader mean?
• MIND READER (noun)
The noun MIND READER has 2 senses:
1. someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
2. a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
Familiarity information: MIND READER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
mental telepathist; mind reader; telepathist; thought-reader
Hypernyms ("mind reader" is a kind of...):
communicator (a person who communicates with others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
mind reader; telepathist; thought-reader
Hypernyms ("mind reader" is a kind of...):
conjurer; conjuror; illusionist; magician; prestidigitator (someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience)
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