telepathist

[ tuh-lep-uh-thist ]
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noun
  1. a student of or believer in telepathy.

  2. a person having telepathic power.

Origin of telepathist

1
First recorded in 1890–95; telepath(y) + -ist
  • Also tel·e·path [tel-uh-path]. /ˈtɛl əˌpæθ/.

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How to use telepathist in a sentence

  • Look at it this way: So far as we know, there are two Groups of telepaths.

    The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
  • Jackson and Marcy had been members of the Group of telepaths who had banded together for companionship and mutual protection.

    The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
  • But David Houston knew damned good and well that all telepaths were not necessarily insane.

    The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
  • Now the big argument was whether espers or telepaths could get along better with the rest of the world.

    Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
  • I helped them by digging my own flesh and letting their better telepaths read my results for their records.

    Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith