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Definition of Phrenologist
1. Noun. Someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull.
Generic synonyms: Charlatan, Mountebank
Derivative terms: Craniology, Phrenology
Definition of Phrenologist
1. n. One versed in phrenology; a craniologist.
Definition of Phrenologist
1. Noun. An adherent or practitioner of phrenology. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phrenologist
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Phrenologist
1. One versed in phrenology; a craniologist. Origin: Cf. F. Phrenologiste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phrenologist
Literary usage of Phrenologist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health (1841)
"The author has gone so fur as to nuke his leading and favourite character a
phrenologist, and represents him as holding an extended dialogue on the subject, ..."
2. Catlin's Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with His by George Catlin (1848)
"... phrenologist visits the Indians—The phrenologist's head examined—Two Catholic
priests visit the Indians—Indians visit the Garden of Plants—Alarm of the ..."
3. Theatrical Management in the West and South for Thirty Years by Solomon Smith (1868)
"The Actor and the phrenologist. BY JAMES REES. "Prove all things."—ST. PAUL.
"In the year 1835, being in the city of New York, it was our good fortune to ..."
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