Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who engages in psychical research; especially, one who holds the doctrines of psychics or of psychic force in any form.

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Examples

  • You were pointed out to me as a "psychist" -- and while I was still listening to what was being said about you, my father came up with you on his arm and introduced us.

    The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance Marie Corelli 1889

  • She is a sort of a 'psychist' -- whatever that may mean! "

    The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance Marie Corelli 1889

  • Sometimes a miner would see too much danger and boredom and frustration, too much cramping inside and too much room outside, and he wouldn't get to a psychist in time.

    Tales of Known Space Niven, Larry 1975

  • After an angry look at Barlow, he asked the psychist, “Was I called from the Pole to inspect this — this —?”

    Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973

  • The psychist made a facial sign to the hawk-faced man that meant, “Oh, brother!”

    Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973

  • The psychist stayed for a cup of the coffee whose preparation had delighted Barlow, and then conducted the real estate man down the corduroy road to his car, leaving the potter to speculate on whether he could at last crack his kilns.

    Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973

  • The psychist made a facial sign to Ryan-Ngana that meant, “Steady yourself, boy!”

    Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973

  • “You seem to have something in mind,” said the psychist.

    Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973

  • The psychist and the hawk-faced man had also had training; they kept themselves from looking with sudden hope at each other.

    Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973

  • The psychist finally put Barlow aboard the “rocket” with some thirty people — real people — headed for the Pole.

    Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973

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