mind reader

noun

: one that professes or is held to be able to perceive another's thought without normal means of communication

mind reading noun

Examples of mind reader in a Sentence

How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader.

“I think we should eat out tonight.” “You must be a mind reader: that's just what I was thinking myself!”

Recent Examples on the Web

Nobody is a mind reader, so better to ask the other side potentially obvious questions directly and hear their interpretation and motivations. —Roman Gurskiy, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024

Moira is Rowan Fielding’s (Alexandra Daddario) cousin and a mind reader who blames the family and Lasher (Jack Huston) for the death of her sister Tessa (Madison Wolfe). —Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024

Amid all the bustle and transparent hustles, few of the dabblers at the Mystic Fair are aware that there is a genuine mind reader in the building, sitting in an office several floors below the concourse. —Adam Piore, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2012

On the other side, the doctor is not a mind reader. —Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mind reader

• cheerleader
• proofreader
• ringleader
• bleeder
• breeder
• feeder
• leader
• lieder
• meader
• pleader
• reeder
• seeder