"cranioscopist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cranioscopists [plural]
Etymology: cranioscopy + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cranioscopy|ist}} cranioscopy + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} cranioscopist (plural cranioscopists)
  1. (archaic) A person who makes deductions concerning someone's intellectual, emotional, or moral qualities by studying the features of that individual's skull; a phrenologist. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-cranioscopist-en-noun-9m5~GhdA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

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