fortune teller

Noun CEFR B2

ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˈtɛlə

Definitions

A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
A cootie catcher.

Equivalents

Españoladivina adivino agoreropitoniso vate vaticinador

Françaisdiseur de bonne aventure diseuse de bonne aventure

DeutschWahrsager Wahrsagerin

29 more languages

العربيةمنجم

Azərbaycan dilifalçı

Bosanskijoš

Ελληνικάμάντης μάντισσα χαρτομάντηςχαρτομάντισσα χειρομάντης χειρομάντισσα

Esperantoaŭguristo

Suomiennustaja povari

Gaeilgebean feasa

Gàidhligfiosaiche

Galegoadiviño carteiro vidente

Hrvatskijoš

Magyarjós jósnő jövendőmondó

Հայերենգուշակ

Íslenskaspákona spámaður

Italianodivinatore divinatrice indovinaindovino vate

日本語占い師

Қазақ тіліжауырыншы

한국어방사

Latinahariola hariolus

Македонскигатачка

Nederlandswaarzegger wichelaar wichelaarster

Polskijasnowidz jasnowidząca jasnowidzącyjasnowidzka wróż wróżbiarka wróżbiarz wróżbita wróżbitka wróżka

Portuguêsadivinho cartomante

Românăghicitoare ghicitor

Русскийгадалка прорица́тель прорица́тельница

Српскиjoš

Svenskaspåkvinna spåman

Türkçefalcı

Українськаворожби́т ворожби́тка ворожійворожка

Tiếng Việtthầy bói

Examples

“"Cross my palm with silver and I'll tell ⟳ you your fortune," said the fortune teller.”

“So I guess ⟳ the fortune teller's right / I should've seen just what was there”

“The usual exchange ⟳ between English children is as follows: A: Who do you love ⟳? (referring to one of the names on the fortune-teller) B: Simon. A: S-I-M-O-N (alternately opens and shuts the device as he or she says each letter).”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

fortune-hunter fortune-seeker fortune-teller fortune-telling Fortuned Fortunes

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