noun
Meaning 1
A fortuneteller who uses palmistry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
palmist
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: palmister, chiromancer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fortuneteller, fortune teller
History
Etymology
Back-formation from palmistry, equivalent to palm + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: palmleser — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- French: chiromancien — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Georgian: ქირომანტი (kiromanṭi) — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Ancient Greek: χειρόμαντις (kheirómantis) — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Irish: dearnadóir — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Italian: chiromante — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Italian: chirologo — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Japanese: 手相見 (tesōmi) — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Portuguese: quiromante — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Spanish: quiromántico — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Spanish: quiromante — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry
- Spanish: quirólogo — a fortuneteller who uses palmistry