chiromancer
Syllables: chi·ro·man·cer/ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/US/ˈkaɪɹəˌmænsɚ/
chiromancer noun: one who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
Noun
chiromancer (plural chiromancers)
- One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
- The ſcumme of the people partake of the Chyromancer; they will ſee the hand, to judge the heart: but how many are there who preſent themſelves before God with hands of gold, and hearts of clay?1638, Virgilio Malvezzi, “Tarquin Makes Peace with the Equi, Renewes His League with the Tuscans, and Betaking Himselfe to Citie Affairs, will Finish the Temple of Jupiter Tarpeius”, in Henry Carey...
- Hippocrates Prince of Phyſick, ſayes, that the Phyſician cannot be accompliſhed in his Art, if he have not the knowledge of Aſtrologie; ſo I may ſay that the Chiromancer is not perfect nor accompliſhed if he have not Phyſiognomie, which is Scienta quâ natura hominum ex aſpectu corporis judicatur...1653, Richard Sanders, “What Physiognomie is, and what of It is Requisite for the Chiromancer to Know”, in Physiognomie, and Chiromancie, Metoposcopie, the Symmetrical Proportions and Signal Moles of...
- Synonyms:
- cheiromantist, palmist, palmister
Examples of chiromancer in a sentence
- Chiromancers divide the hand into several regions, each presided by a planet.1845, “Fortune-tellers and Chiromancy”, in Albany Poyntz, editor, A World of Wonders, with Anecdotes and Opinions Concerning Popular...
- Now this chiromancer, when he understood the king's wish, took hold of his hand and examined with the greatest care all the lines he could trace there.2012, Giovan[ni] Francesco Straparola, “King Galafro's Vain Precautions”, in W. G. Waters, transl., edited by Donald Beecher, The Pleasant...
Synonyms of chiromancer
Forms of chiromancer
| plural | chiromancers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cheiromancer |
| alternative form | chyromancer |
Origin of chiromancer
From chiromancy + -er.
Questions about chiromancer
- What does chiromancer mean?
- Chiromancer means one who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
- How do you use chiromancer in a sentence?
- Chiromancers divide the hand into several regions, each presided by a planet.
- What part of speech is chiromancer?
- Chiromancer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chiromancer?
- Chiromancer is pronounced /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chiromancer?
- The plural of chiromancer is chiromancers.
Words near chiromancer in the dictionary
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