noun
Meaning 1
A person who studies parapsychology.
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parapsychologist
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance
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Broader terms: psychologist
Narrower terms: Rhine, J. B. Rhine, Joseph Banks Rhine
History
Etymology
From para- + psychologist.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: parapsycholog — person who studies parapsychology
- Dutch: parapsycholoog — person who studies parapsychology