fortune-teller
Reader of palms
A fortune-teller is someone who claims to predict the future, typically for payment.
Fortune-tellers may use tarot cards, crystal balls, palm reading, or other methods: The fortune-teller said I'd meet someone tall and mysterious.
The term often carries connotations of carnival entertainment or fraud rather than genuine clairvoyance.
One claiming supernatural perception
- mediumMiddle size or state
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
palmist · astrologer · spiritualist · oracle · sibyl · augur · prognosticator · channeler
Foretelling of future events
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- omenProphetic indicator
- visionAbility to see
revelation · foresight · portent · augury · presage · prognostication · divination · fate
Divination by celestial positions
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- tea-leavesDried brewing material
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
- runesOld Germanic script
pendulum · numerology · dowsing · bibliomancy
Traveling amusement attraction
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- parlorFormal room for visitors
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
boardwalk · bazaar · marketplace · storefront · incense · candles
Of hidden spiritual significance
- esotericAccessible to few
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
- metaphysicalBeyond the material realm
arcane · occult · ethereal · otherworldly · mysterious · enigmatic · uncanny
Itinerant free spirit
Extrasensory perception ability
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- extrasensoryBeyond ordinary perception
psychometry · clairaudience · clairsentience · visions · trance · channeling · mediumship
psychic
One claiming supernatural perception
- mediumMiddle size or state
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- seerOne who envisions futures
soothsayer · palmist · astrologer · spiritualist · oracle · sibyl · augur · prognosticator · channeler · shaman
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- omenProphetic indicator
vision · revelation · foresight · portent · augury · presage · prognostication · divination · fate · destiny
astrology
Divination by celestial positions
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- tea-leavesDried brewing material
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
runes · pendulum · numerology · dowsing · bibliomancy
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- fairgroundOutdoor amusement venue
- parlorFormal room for visitors
- tentPortable fabric shelter
booth · boardwalk · bazaar · marketplace · storefront · incense · candles
mystical
Of hidden spiritual significance
- esotericAccessible to few
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
metaphysical · arcane · occult · ethereal · otherworldly · mysterious · enigmatic · uncanny
gypsy
Itinerant free spirit
clairvoyance
Extrasensory perception ability
- precognitionParanormal future awareness
- telepathyDirect mental communication
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
extrasensory · psychometry · clairaudience · clairsentience · visions · trance · channeling · mediumship
- psychicspsychic, psychics, clairvoyant, clairvoyants, medium
fortune-tellerscientist
One who studies nature
skeptic · meteorologist · statistician · actuary · data analyst
fortune-tellerhistorian
Expert on past events
archivist · chronicler · biographer · archaeologist · genealogist
fortune-tellerskeptic
One who doubts claims
realist · pragmatist · materialist · agnostic · cynic