Mentalist

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A practitioner of mentalism.
  2. 2
    An insane person. UK, slang

    "1997, I'm Alan Partridge (TV series), To Kill a Mocking Alan Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint. Alan Partridge: Yep. Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother. Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to mentalism

Synonyms

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adherentphilosopher

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"1997, I'm Alan Partridge (TV series), To Kill a Mocking Alan Jed Maxwell: See you next week then. We'll have that pint. Alan Partridge: Yep. Jed Maxwell: ...go and see my brother. Alan Partridge: No way, you big spastic! You're a mentalist!"

Etymology

From mental + -ist.

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