Definition of Fortuneteller

1. Noun. A person who foretells your personal future.

Exact synonyms: Fortune Teller
Generic synonyms: Forecaster, Predictor, Prognosticator, Soothsayer
Specialized synonyms: Chiromancer, Palmist, Palmister, Sibyl

Definition of Fortuneteller

1. Noun. A person who professes to predict the future in return for money. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fortuneteller

fortune-tellers
fortune-telling
fortune cookie
fortune cookies
fortune favors the bold
fortune favors the brave
fortune favours the bold
fortune favours the brave
fortune hunter
fortune teller
fortune tellers
fortune telling
fortuned
fortuneless
fortunes
fortuneteller
fortunetellers
fortunetelling
fortuning
fortunize
forty
forty-eight
forty-eighth
forty-eightmo
forty-fifth
forty-first
forty-firsts
forty-five
forty-four
forty-fourth

Literary usage of Fortuneteller

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Lord Byron by John Galt (1832)
"His Mother consults a Fortuneteller. MRS. BYRON, on her arrival at Newstead Abbey, with her son, found it almost in a state of ruin. ..."

2. A General Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language: To by George Fulton, G. Knight (1826)
"... n. a fortuneteller Geomancy, je'ó-man-sé, n. the art or act of foretelling by figures [art of casting figures Geomantic, jé-ô-man'tic, a. pertaining to ..."

3. Collections and Notes, 1867-1876: Second Series OfBibliographical by William Carew Hazlitt, George John Gray (1882)
"A broadside. Soc. of Antiq. A reprint in roman letter, perhaps about 1620, of the original sheet. BOOKER, JOHN. A Booke called The Fortuneteller re- ..."

4. Introduction to the Book of Zohar: The Science of Kabbalah (Pticha) by Yehudah Ashlag, Michael Laitman (2005)
"A fortuneteller might correctly predict his earthly, material future, ... Moreover, when coming across a Kabbalist, a genuine fortuneteller feels that a ..."

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