Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mind-reader.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
- noun a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
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Examples
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I mean, I turn on my thought-reader, and I get: Okay, so is that -- oooh, pretty colors!
Central High School, Baton Rouge - Class of 1965 Steve Perry 2009
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I have never noticed before that you were a thought-reader.
When We Dead Awaken 2008
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You, who are a thought-reader — can you guess what then occurred to me?
When We Dead Awaken 2008
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I have never noticed before that you were a thought-reader.
When We Dead Awaken 2008
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You, who are a thought-reader — can you guess what then occurred to me?
When We Dead Awaken 2008
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The thought-reader, having arranged that the confederate should write
My Book of Indoor Games Clarence Squareman
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The thought-reader, having arranged that the confederate should write a certain word, commences by asking four members of the company to write each a word upon a piece of paper, fold it up in such a manner that it cannot be seen, and then to pass it on to him.
Games For All Occasions Mary E. Blain
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The thought-reader then opens the paper, looks at it, and slips it into his pocket; he has, however, looked at one of the other papers.
Games For All Occasions Mary E. Blain
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It is necessary that the player who is to take the part of thought-reader should have a confederate, and the game is then played as follows:
My Book of Indoor Games Clarence Squareman
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The thought-reader then opens the paper, looks at it, and slips it into his pocket; he has, however, looked at one of the other papers.
My Book of Indoor Games Clarence Squareman
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