mentalist

English

Etymology

From mental +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

mentalist (comparative more mentalist, superlative most mentalist)

1. Of or relating to mentalism

Noun

mentalist (plural mentalists)

1. A practitioner of mentalism.
2. (UK, slang) An insane person.
   • 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!

   • 2015, Andrew O'Hagan, The Illuminations, →ISBN, page 39:

     In front a staff sergeant with the new Royal Caledonians was gassing about Scullion and the regiment. 'And this major's a total fucking mentalist,' he said. 'What's mental about him?' asked the lance corporal beside him.

Translations

practitioner of mentalism

• Czech: mentalista m
• Swedish: tankeläsare (sv) c