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palmist en · NOUN

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A fortuneteller who uses palmistry.
   • 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. 1970 November 28, Lisa Hammel, “Need an Occultist? Name Your Choice”, in The New York Times:
   • 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. 2008, Jon Saint-Germain, Lover's Guide to Palmistry: Finding Love in the Palm of Your Hand, →ISBN:

Forms

Synonyms

chiromancer · palmster · palmister · handreader

Translations (12)

ka ქირომანტი (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · it chiromante (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · fr chiromancien (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · es quiromántico (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · ga dearnadóir (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · es quirólogo (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · es quiromante (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · ja 手相見 (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · it chirologo (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · grc χειρόμαντις (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · af palmleser (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry) · pt quiromante (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry)