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mentalist

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mentalist.

Editorial note

See: The Mentalist (both the protagonist and antagonist share this ability) and several Agatha Christie novels with similar storylines.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

A practitioner of mentalism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mentalist gathered in one view.

noun

A practitioner of mentalism.

adjective

Of or relating to mentalism

noun

(UK, slang) An insane person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mentalist.

noun

A practitioner of mentalism.

adjective

Of or relating to mentalism

noun

(UK, slang) An insane person.

Example sentences

1

See: The Mentalist (both the protagonist and antagonist share this ability) and several Agatha Christie novels with similar storylines.

2

The mentalist knows nothing of his audience, yet it appears he has amazing powers of telepathy.

3

Derren Brown is a 'mentalist', that is he performs illusions under the guise of mental tricks, psychology, the power of the mind etc.

4

During one of those months I decided to watch the first few seasons of The Mentalist and that uses data plenty quick.

5

There's a bit in James P Hogan's novel Code Of The Lifemaker about a charlatan mentalist, asking a crowd to pick a number under certain circumstances.

6

The Mentalist at its best got close to it.

7

Marc Paul is a UK-based mentalist who does not claim to be a mind reader or psychic, and he can do extraordinary things with his people-reading skills.

8

I knew something about it (like reading expression or something, from watching 'the mentalist'), but i did not know what it was called.

9

You can also play the old mentalist trick.

10

He's pushing out slop with a govern-mentalist propaganda.

11

Resonate with people is what a mentalist does.

12

I am referring to Derren Brown, a magician/mentalist on UK TV.

Quote examples

1

What did the purchase history look like for his last buyer of a new "the mentalist"?

2

We are outsourcing our decision making to an algorithmic “Mentalist” and will reap a terrible reward.

3

It is like having a mentalist tell me "I see that you are having a leaky faucet and I see your future in a hardware store buying a 25mm gasket and teflon tape...".

4

When you think of language as "purely" mental and private then it seems "mysterious", but once you rid yourself of the mentalist (Cartesian in philosophical terms) confusion and focus on language as public behavior, then it's not mysterious at all.

Proper noun examples

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Mentalist out (I'm not half as good looking as he is.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use mentalist in a sentence?

See: The Mentalist (both the protagonist and antagonist share this ability) and several Agatha Christie novels with similar storylines.

What does mentalist mean?

A practitioner of mentalism.

What part of speech is mentalist?

mentalist is commonly used as noun, adjective.