1. a person who believes that the spirits of dead people can communicate with living people
2. a person who believes in spiritualism as a religious or philosophical system

Examples

• The spiritualist claimed she could contact my grandmother’s spirit.
• Many people visited the spiritualist hoping to receive messages from deceased relatives.
• The spiritualist movement gained popularity in the 19th century.
• She became a spiritualist after experiencing what she believed was supernatural communication.
• The spiritualist held séances in her home every Tuesday evening.
• Critics accused the spiritualist of being a fraud who preyed on grieving families.