Telepathist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Telepathy \Te*lep"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? far off + ?, ?, to suffer.]
     The sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts,
     feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without
     communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.
  
     Note: The existence of this ability has not been proven


           scientifically.-- {Tel`e*path"ic}, a. --
           {Te*lep"a*thist}, n.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  telepathist
       n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
            [syn: {thought-reader}, {mental telepathist}, {mind
            reader}]
       2: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another
          person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
          [syn: {mind reader}, {thought-reader}]