How to pronounce mentalist
American English pronunciation
MEN-tuh-list
- IPA
- /ˈmɛntəlɪst/
- Syllables
- MEN · tuh · list (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mentalist means
A performer who seems to read minds or guess thoughts
In a sentence: The mentalist guessed the card I was thinking of before I said a word.
Where it comes from: It is made from mental, which means having to do with the mind, and the ending -ist, for a person who does something. The stage meaning comes from mentalism, the art of seeming to read minds.
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