fortune teller
nounUK /ˈfɔːt͡ʃuːn ˌtɛlə/ · US /ˈfoɹt͡ʃən ˌtɛlɚ/
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.
- So I guess the fortune teller's right / I should've seen just what was there1997, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Phil Thornalley, “Torn”, in Left of the Middle, performed by Natalie Imbruglia:
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:
- Derived terms
- paper fortune teller