as in psychic
someone who is able to know another person's thoughts without being told what they are; someone who is able to read minds
How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader.
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Recent Examples of mind reader
People are not mind readers.
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Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
Zach Collins does not profess to be a mind reader.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2023
By the end, the camera has become a mind reader.
—Vulture, 25 Apr. 2022
This person is the leader’s eyes, ears and mind reader.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 May 2021
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Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
Zach Collins does not profess to be a mind reader.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Jan. 2023
By the end, the camera has become a mind reader.
—Vulture, 25 Apr. 2022
This person is the leader’s eyes, ears and mind reader.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 May 2021
See All Example Sentences for mind reader
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind reader
Noun
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Future speakers will include psychics, energy healers and people who deal with spells and other otherworldly topics, Antico said.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The psychics, too, betray their own apprehension as things come to them.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond.—
Stephen Kearse,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Times’ approach to AI represents the various reactions media companies have had to artificial intelligence — in some cases entering into licensing deals, and in others fighting back with lawsuits.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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His friend and former Barca teammate Luis Suarez, who had been mired in a scoring slump and facing harsh criticism from fans and media, scored a pair of goals in a four-minute span in the second half to give Miami a 3-0 lead at the 71-minute mark.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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“Mind reader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%20reader. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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