mentalist

mentalist
/men"tl ist/, n.
1. a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
2. a person who believes that the mind and its functions are a legitimate area of psychological research.
3. a mind reader, psychic, or fortuneteller.
[1780-90; MENTAL1 + -IST]

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