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fortune tellers

fortune tellers is the plural of fortune teller.

Meaning of fortune teller

Noun

fortune teller (plural fortune tellers)

  1. A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
    • "Cross my palm with silver and I'll tell you your fortune," said the fortune teller.
  2. A cootie catcher.
    • The usual exchange between English children is as follows: A: Who do you love? (referring to one of the names on the fortune-teller) B: Simon. A: S-I-M-O-N (alternately opens and shuts the device as he or she says each letter).2006, Andrew Wright, David Betteridge, Michael Buckby, Games for Language Learning, page 137

Questions about fortune tellers

What is fortune tellers the plural of?
Fortune tellers is the plural of fortune teller.

Words near fortune tellers in the dictionary

  1. fortune seeker
  2. fortune seekers
  3. fortune stick
  4. fortune sticks
  5. fortune teller
  6. fortune tellers
  7. fortune telling
  8. fortune-hunter
  9. fortune-hunters
  10. fortune-seeker
  11. fortune-seekers

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