palmist

English

Etymology

Back-formation from palmistry, equivalent to palm +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

palmist (plural palmists)

1. A fortuneteller who uses palmistry.
   • 1970 November 28, Lisa Hammel, “Need an Occultist? Name Your Choice”, in The New York Times‎:

     While one can find lots of individual astrologers and graphologists, as well as an occasional palmist, psycho metrist or those astute in the reading of tarot cards or I Ching—Psychic Dimensions, Inc., has got it all together.

   • 2008, Jon Saint-Germain, Lover's Guide to Palmistry: Finding Love in the Palm of Your Hand, →ISBN:

     Most palmists find that reading the marriage lines is a lot like predicting the weather: sometimes they are right on, and sometimes they're not even in the ballpark.

Synonyms

• chiromancer
• handreader
• palmister
• palmster

Translations

a fortuneteller who uses palmistry

Afrikaans: palmleser French: chiromancien (fr) m Georgian: ქირომანტი (kiromanṭi) Greek: Ancient: χειρόμαντις m (kheirómantis) Irish: dearnadóir m Italian: chiromante m or f, chirologo m Japanese: 手相見 (ja) (てそうみ, tesōmi) Portuguese: quiromante (pt) m or f Spanish: quiromántico (es) m, quiromante (es) m or f, quirólogo m (Spain)

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