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fortune-teller

[fawr-chuhn-tel-er] / ˈfɔr tʃənˌtɛl ər /
NOUN
person attempting to tell the future
Synonyms
WEAK
augur clairvoyant crystal ball gazer diviner medium mind reader oracle palm reader palmist predicter prophet psychic seer soothsayer spiritualist tarot reader tea-leaf reader

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You may need a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and a fortune teller to ensure that they each end up with an equal amount.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

No one is a fortune teller and can predict the future.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2024

It concerns a local fortune teller and the town’s mayor, Gilles d’Ettore, a former secret service officer and police officer.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

Taher’s mother saw a fortune teller who said her relatives were still alive.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Before Mal could snatch her hand away, the fortune teller had seized it.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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