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How to pronounce palmist in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chiromancer, palmister
Type of fortune teller, fortuneteller

Examples of palmist

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Consulting an astrologer, a monk or a palmist can improve the odds, at least subjectively.
From the economist.com
There is a row of artfully tatty shops-a palmist, a photo studio, a display of baby incubators.
From the economist.com
That last paper had more shoulds, coulds and mays than a prediction from your average seaside palmist.
From the guardian.co.uk
This man with the trembling hands professed to be a palmist, and an expert in Pythagoras'arcane geometry.
From the time.com
Ask your neighbor hood palmist what they, or the play, mean.
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The Thai numbers follow a pattern, the palmist says.
From the economist.com
Renowned palmist Cheiro learnt palmistry in India where he is believed to have read ancient scriptures on palmistry.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In A.V. Laider, Kiley is a prescient palmist who foretells the death of four people riding in a railway coach.
From the time.com
He takes the palmist literally.
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More examples
  • Fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
  • (palmistry) telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
  • (palmy) booming: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
  • Palmistry, or chiromancy (also spelled cheiromancy; from Greek kheir (u03C7u03B5u1FD6u03C1, u03CCu03C2; u201Chandu201D) and manteia (u03BCu03B1u03BDu03C4u03B5u03AFu03B1, u03B1u03C2; u201Cdivinationu201D)), is the claim of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palm reading or chirology. The practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations...
  • Palmy, (Eve Parnchareun), born 7 August 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand, is a Thai pop singer. She has recorded several albums and concert DVDs on the GMM Grammy label beginning with her self-titled solo debut, Palmy, in 2001. ...
  • (palmy) Of, related to, or covered with palm trees; Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving
  • (Palmistry) Hand Reading. The practice of reading an individual's past, present and future, as well as health and character, by studying the lines, shape and texture of the individual's hands.
  • (palmistry) Cheiro the Palmist. Comfort's Palmistry Guide. Baltimore, Md.: I. & M. Ottenheimer, 1894.
  • (Palmistry) Divination by means of the folds and other features of the hands.