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chiromancer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkaɪɹəˌmænsɚ/
  • General-American: /-ɹoʊ-/

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: palmist, palmister

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fortuneteller, fortune teller

History

Etymology

From chiromancy + -er.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: quiromàntic — one who practices chiromancy
  • Friulian: chiromant — one who practices chiromancy
  • Galician: quiromántico — one who practices chiromancy
  • Galician: quiromante — one who practices chiromancy
  • German: Chiromant — one who practices chiromancy
  • German: Handleser — one who practices chiromancy
  • Greek: χειρομάντης (cheiromántis) — one who practices chiromancy
  • Ancient Greek: χειρόμαντις (kheirómantis) — one who practices chiromancy
  • Italian: chiromante — one who practices chiromancy
  • Italian: chirologo — one who practices chiromancy
  • Piedmontese: chiromant — one who practices chiromancy
  • Portuguese: quiromante — one who practices chiromancy
  • Romanian: chiromant — one who practices chiromancy
  • Romanian: chiromantă — one who practices chiromancy
  • Russian: хирома́нт (xirománt) — one who practices chiromancy
  • Serbo-Croatian: хиромант (hiromant) — one who practices chiromancy
  • Spanish: quiromántico — one who practices chiromancy
  • Spanish: quiromante — one who practices chiromancy