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- noun One who, or that which,
demystifies .
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Examples
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World-famous magician and demystifier James Randi has often been invited on such shows to help audiences understand what's really going on in these so-called 'psychic' readings.
D.J. Grothe: An Open Letter to Dr. Phil: Get Real D.J. Grothe 2012
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She sees her role as a translator, demystifier, and guide.
Meet Elspeth Slayter: Social Work Researcher and Educator « AAUW Dialog 2009
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L. KING: We welcome James Randi, investigator and demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims and founders of the James Randi Educational Foundation, the Web site for which is randi. org.
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Mr. Lewis is long-form journalism's great demystifier, a writer whose prose has the remarkable capacity to turn stupefying arcana into plain common sense.
NYT > Home Page By A. O. SCOTT 2011
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Mr. Lewis is long-form journalism's great demystifier, a writer whose prose has the remarkable capacity to turn stupefying arcana into plain common sense.
NYT > Home Page By A. O. SCOTT 2011
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The fact that Nintendo's Wii (the king of casual gaming devices and demystifier of interactive entertainment for those who normally wouldn't bother) has never had a karaoke game is an anomaly now rectified by the release of We Sing.
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But according to the US sceptics - including renowned "demystifier of pseudoscientific bunk"
unknown title 2009
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The demystifier speaks to the child’s strengths and their importance while pointing out specifically any dysfunctions and breakdown points.
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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The demystifier speaks to the child’s strengths and their importance while pointing out specifically any dysfunctions and breakdown points.
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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It's an empowerment tool, but it's also a demystifier. "
Fieldnotes Elizabeth Hira 2008
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