tasseographer

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noun

A person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.

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tasseomancertassologist
OriginFrench tasse →
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Meanings

nountasseographer (plural tasseographers)

plural tasseographers

  1. A person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.

    Synonyms: tasseomancer, tassologist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who tells fortunes by reading tea leaves or coffee grounds.

Similar
tasseomancertassologist

Origin

  1. Frenchtasse“cup”
  2. Englishtasseographer

A macaronic blend of French tasse (“cup”) and -grapher (“writer”)

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APA

tasseographer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasseographer

MLA

“tasseographer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasseographer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tasseographer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tasseographer.

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