phrenologist Meaning of "phrenologist"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull

Usage(s):

  1. She took the Duke to the phrenologist to get his bumps read.
  2. To satisfy a current craze for phrenologist's heads, an excellent fake is now circulating heavily in London and New York in three sizes.
  3. Painted on three layers of Plexiglas, the portrait is a phrenologist's delight, with arrows depicting the flow of nervous energy and vague images suggesting visual ideas.
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