mind reader
nounDefinition of mind reader
: one that professes or is held to be able to perceive another's thought without normal means of communication
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Examples of mind reader in a Sentence
How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader.
“I think we should eat out tonight.” “You must be a mind reader: that's just what I was thinking myself!”
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Conference attendance by federal employees has been under scrutiny since 2012, when it was revealed that the General Services Administration spent $823,000 on a Las Vegas conference that featured a mind reader and a $31,208 reception. — Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, "Scientists at USGS face new scrutiny from interior secretary on research presentations," 14 June 2018 No one wants to be made a fool of, so a mind reader must make the con a pleasure to his prey. — Dmitry Samarov, Chicago Reader, "Mark Toland isn't really reading our minds—is he?," 16 May 2018 Still, the Journal accused us of smearing this center and, in a leap of faith that would make a mind reader blush, divined that Charles Koch possesses no ideological master plan. — WSJ, "George Washington University Takes Money From People With a Point of View," 24 June 2019 Quiz: Does your crush like you as more than a friend? Crushes make us wish we were mind readers. — Seventeen, "11 Super Fun Quizzes You Need To Try ASAP," 13 Aug. 2018 Conference attendance by federal employees has been under scrutiny since 2012, when it was revealed that the General Services Administration spent $823,000 on a Las Vegas conference that featured a mind reader and a $31,208 reception. — Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, "Scientists at USGS face new scrutiny from interior secretary on research presentations," 14 June 2018 No one wants to be made a fool of, so a mind reader must make the con a pleasure to his prey. — Dmitry Samarov, Chicago Reader, "Mark Toland isn't really reading our minds—is he?," 16 May 2018 This is true in any relationship really; none of us are mind readers, and at the same time, most of us really want to make our partner – or our parents, our friends, our kids and our co-workers – happy. — Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, "5 resolutions to get you a better relationship in 2018," 6 Jan. 2018 Dance group Diavolo, mind reader Colin Cloud and dog trainer act Sara and Hero rounded out the top 7 on week three's live results of America's Got Talent, which airs Tuesday and Wednesday nights on NBC. — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, "Kechi Okwuchi, Mike Yung & More Music Acts Advance on 'America's Got Talent'," 30 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mind reader.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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