"palmist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: palmists [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from palmistry, equivalent to palm + -ist. Etymology templates: {{bf|en|palmistry}} Back-formation from palmistry, {{af|en|palm|-ist}} palm + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} palmist (plural palmists)
  1. A fortuneteller who uses palmistry. Categories (topical): Palmistry, People Synonyms: chiromancer, palmister, palmster Translations (a fortuneteller who uses palmistry): palmleser (Afrikaans), χειρόμαντις (kheirómantis) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), chiromancien [masculine] (French), ქირომანტი (kiromanṭi) (Georgian), dearnadóir [masculine] (Irish), chiromante [feminine, masculine] (Italian), chirologo [masculine] (Italian), 手相見 (tesōmi) (alt: てそうみ) (Japanese), quiromante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

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