telekinesist

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/ˌtɛləkɪˈniːsɪst/

noun

A person who purportedly moves or manipulates objects using telekinesis—i.e., by mental power without physical contact.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nountelekinesist (plural telekinesists)

plural telekinesists

  1. A person who purportedly moves or manipulates objects using telekinesis—i.e., by mental power without physical contact.

    He’s a Telekinesist from Tellus, called Aaron.

    2024 July 11, Ray McCarthy, The Mission's Talent, Corvids Press, page 86
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    This subtext of the Force, as a type of energy that can be tapped into, has attracted many enthusiastic consumers of the Star Wars mythos. By obeying it, one is able to predict events, control gravity, be a telekinesist, influence peoples minds…

    2005, Adam Possamai, Religion and Popular Culture: A Hyper-real Testament, P.I.E.-Peter Lang, page 86

    Yet nobody tries to move their arm, or wills it to move in the way in which the would-be telekinesist wills that the matchbox moves.

    2015 February 17, Constantine Sandis, Jonathan Dancy, editors, Philosophy of Action: An Anthology, Wiley, page 66

Origin

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APA

telekinesist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telekinesist

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“telekinesist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telekinesist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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