esper

plural espers

1. A person who practices the development of psychic ability.
2. literatureA person who has extrasensory perception.

   I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, time travelers, sliders, or espers here, come join me. That is all.

   2009 [2003], Nagaru Tanigawa, translated by Chris Pai, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yen Press, LLC, translation of 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 (in Japanese), page 6

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   I don't know why anybody would be spying on me, either, but—I'm neither a Lensman nor an esper, but I'd swear that somebody's peeking over my shoulder half the time.

   1942 June 28, Edward Elmer Smith, “Storm Cloud on Deka”, in Astonishing Stories, volume 3, number 4

   But Espers can’t pick up any EK brain pattern farther than the horizon. It’s direct wave transmission. Even large objects cannot be penetrated. A building, say, or a—

   1950 August 28, Alfred Bester, “The Devil's Invention”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 45, number 6, page 139

plural Espers

1. A surname.

   Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure.

   2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022

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   Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper sat down with “60 Minutes” for an interview that aired Sunday night to talk about his new – and revealing – book about his time spent in the Trump administration.

   2022 May 9, Chris Cillizza, “The 9 most outlandish lines from Donald Trump’s response to Mark Esper’s book”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2024