chiromancer
/ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/
chiromancer means one who practices chiromancy; a palm reader. It carries an Arena rating of 1471, earned across 8 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, chiromancer ranks #2,309 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #3,102 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #4,213 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words, #5,366 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words.
chiromancer is pronounced /ˈkaɪɹə(ʊ)mænsə/.
Why “chiromancer” is a great word
A practitioner of the art of divining a person's character or future from the lines and features of the hand. From chiromancy (from Greek kheir, 'hand,' + manteia, 'divination') + the English agent suffix -er. Unlike a 'fortune-teller'—a generalist who may shuffle cards or peer into crystal balls—or a 'palmist,' which denotes the same craft with a plainer name, the chiromancer carries the weight of antiquity in the very syllables of their title. It is the deliberate tracing of the life line in a pool of lamplight, the gentle turning of a wrist to study the mount of Venus, and the quiet, theatrical gravity of declaring fate from a network of creases—a solemn performance of finding destiny inscribed upon our most common tool.
Etymology
From chiromancy + -er.
noun
- One who practices chiromancy; a palm reader.
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