"chiromancer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkaɪɹəˌmænsɚ/ [General-American], /-ɹoʊ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chiromancer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chiromancers [plural]
Etymology: chiromancy + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chiromancy|er|id2=occupation}} chiromancy + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} chiromancer (plural chiromancers)
  1. One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader. Wikipedia link: Magnus Hundt Categories (topical): Occupations, Palmistry, People Synonyms: cheiromancer, chyromancer [obsolete], cheiromantist, palmist, palmister Translations (one who practices chiromancy): χειρόμαντις (kheirómantis) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), quiromàntic [masculine] (Catalan), chiromant [feminine, masculine] (Friulian), quiromántico [masculine] (Galician), quiromante [feminine, masculine] (Galician), Chiromant [masculine] (German), Handleser [masculine] (German), χειρομάντης (cheiromántis) [masculine] (Greek), chiromante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), chirologo [masculine] (Italian), chiromant [feminine, masculine] (Piedmontese), quiromante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), chiromant [masculine] (Romanian), chiromantă [feminine] (Romanian), хирома́нт (xirománt) [masculine] (Russian), хиромант (hiromant) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), quiromántico [masculine] (Spanish), quiromante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

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      "sense": "one who practices chiromancy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chiromant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who practices chiromancy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chiromantă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xirománt",
      "sense": "one who practices chiromancy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хирома́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "hiromant",
      "sense": "one who practices chiromancy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "хиромант"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who practices chiromancy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "quiromántico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who practices chiromancy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "quiromante"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chiromancer"
}

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