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telempath

noun

Someone able to sense the emotions of others by paranormal means; someone who has the power of telempathy.

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nountelempath (plural telempaths)

plural telempaths

literatureSomeone able to sense the emotions of others by paranormal means; someone who has the power of telempathy.
"Very brave of you, but the ancient dragons of the Circle are very powerful telempaths and often use mind control on dragons untrained in mental battle. I will teach you how to protect your mind and fight a telepathic battle just in case you ever encounter one of their enforcers, or a human wizard."
2010, Susan Trombley, Princess's Dragon, New York, N.Y.; Bloomington, I.N.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 60

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Origin

Blend of telepath + empath.

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