"psychicist" meaning in English

See psychicist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: psychicists [plural]
Etymology: From psychic + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|psychic|ist}} psychic + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} psychicist (plural psychicists)
  1. Someone who studies psychic behaviour or phenomena.
    Sense id: en-psychicist-en-noun-pgwNYTZL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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