单词 | thought-reader |
释义 | thought-readern. Parapsychology. A person who practises or professes thought-reading. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > telepathy > one who practises thought-reader1851 mind-reader1873 telepath1885 telepathist1885 1851 W. Gregory Lett. Candid Inquirer Animal Magnetism vi. 127 The thought-reader may be dwelling on some past event, and be persuaded that it is present. 1891 C. E. L. Riddell Mad Tour 111 No thought-reader could have imagined the topic that was engaging Bobby's mind. 1936 G. H. Hill Retreat from Death ii. 248 I was no thought-reader and wondered what the old Corporal baker..knew or cared about the traditions of the regiment. 1964 P. Watts tr. H. Ibsen We Dead Wake in Ghosts 259 You're a thought-reader, can you guess what occurred to me then? 2006 A. Metcalfe Leisure & Recreation in Victorian Mining Community ii. 53 A thought reader who impressed the audience by finding a pin in Mrs Stewart's kitchen a quarter of a mile away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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