thought-reader

Questions about thought-reader

What does thought-reader mean?

thought-reader means "someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in thought-reader?

thought-reader has 4 syllables: tho-ugh-t-rea-der. The stress falls on "ugh".

What is another word for thought-reader?

Close synonyms include telepathist, mental telepathist, mind reader, mind reader, telepathist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is thought-reader a common word?

thought-reader is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.