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Definition of Fortuneteller
1. Noun. A person who foretells your personal future.
Generic synonyms: Forecaster, Predictor, Prognosticator, Soothsayer
Specialized synonyms: Chiromancer, Palmist, Palmister, Sibyl
Definition of Fortuneteller
1. Noun. A person who professes to predict the future in return for money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fortuneteller
Literary usage of Fortuneteller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Lord Byron by John Galt (1832)
"His Mother consults a Fortuneteller. MRS. BYRON, on her arrival at Newstead Abbey,
with her son, found it almost in a state of ruin. ..."
2. A General Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language: To by George Fulton, G. Knight (1826)
"... n. a fortuneteller Geomancy, je'ó-man-sé, n. the art or act of foretelling by
figures [art of casting figures Geomantic, jé-ô-man'tic, a. pertaining to ..."
3. Collections and Notes, 1867-1876: Second Series OfBibliographical by William Carew Hazlitt, George John Gray (1882)
"A broadside. Soc. of Antiq. A reprint in roman letter, perhaps about 1620, of
the original sheet. BOOKER, JOHN. A Booke called The Fortuneteller re- ..."
4. Introduction to the Book of Zohar: The Science of Kabbalah (Pticha) by Yehudah Ashlag, Michael Laitman (2005)
"A fortuneteller might correctly predict his earthly, material future, ...
Moreover, when coming across a Kabbalist, a genuine fortuneteller feels that a ..."