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fortune-teller

for·tune-tell·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-chuh n tel-er]
    • /ˈfɔr tʃən ˈtɛl ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-chuh n tel-er]
    • /ˈfɔr tʃən ˈtɛl ər/

Definitions of fortune-teller word

  • noun fortune-teller a person who claims the ability to predict the future. 1
  • countable noun fortune-teller A fortune-teller is a person who tells you what they think will happen to you in the future, after looking at something such as the lines on your hand. 0
  • noun fortune-teller a person who makes predictions about the future as by looking into a crystal ball, reading palms, etc 0
  • noun fortune-teller Alternative spelling of fortuneteller. 0
See all 4 definitions of fortune-teller

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Origin of fortune-teller

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; fortune + teller

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Parts of speech for Fortune-teller

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Fortune-teller

fortune-teller popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for fortune-teller

noun fortune-teller

  • augur — If something augurs well or badly for a person or a future situation, it is a sign that things will go well or badly.
  • clairvoyant — Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people.
  • medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
  • mind reader — a person professing the ability of mind reading, especially as a professional entertainer.
  • oracle — Oracle Corporation
All 13 Synonyms of fortune-teller

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