fortuneteller

See also: fortune-teller and fortune teller

English

fortuneteller (plural fortunetellers)

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 fortuneteller.
A cootie catcher.
- 2006, Andrew Wright, ‎David Betteridge, ‎Michael Buckby, Games for Language Learning (page 137)
  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).

person who professes to predict the future in return for money

Latin: hariolus m, hariola f
Norman: dîs'resse f, d'vîn m
Polish: wróżbiarz (pl) m, wróżka (pl) f
Portuguese: cartomante (pt) m or f
Romanian: ghicitor (ro) m, ghicitoare (ro) f
Russian: (♀ only) гада́лка (ru) f (gadálka), прорица́тель (ru) m (proricátelʹ), прорицательница (ru) f (proricatelʹnica)
Scots: (♂) spaeman, weirdman; (♀) spaewife, weirdwife
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: гатар m, гатара f, врач m, врачара f

Roman: gatar (sh) m, gatara (sh) f, vrač (sh) m, vračara (sh) f
Spanish: vidente (es) m or f, adivino (es) m, adivina (es) f
Turkish: falcı (tr)
Volapük: (♂♀) büosagan (vo), (♂) hibüosagan, (♀) jibüosagan (vo)
West Frisian: wikker c

cootie catcher — see cootie catcher

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