1. A person who claims to have extraordinary mental abilities, such as mind reading or telepathy.

Examples

• The mentalist amazed the audience with his mind-reading tricks.
• She was fascinated by the mentalist’s ability to predict her thoughts.
• During the show, the mentalist performed several astonishing feats.
• Many people believe that a true mentalist can read emotions as well as thoughts.
• The mentalist’s performance left everyone in awe.