someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards, etc. in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is called fortune-telling.

healer (noun)

someone who is believed to be able to cure people who are sick, using special powers

illusionist (noun)

a performer who does magic tricks that make people or things appear and then disappear

inyanga (noun)

South African a traditional healer, especially one who uses herbal medicines

magician (noun)

someone who is believed to use magic to make impossible things happen

medicine man (noun)

a Native American who is believed to be able to control the powers of the spiritual world and cure and prevent illness

mind reader (noun)

someone who knows what someone else is thinking

palmist (noun)

someone who claims to be able to tell you about your future by examining the lines on your hand. This activity is called palmistry.

psychic (noun)

someone who has a mysterious power that lets them know what other people are thinking and what is going to happen to them

rainmaker (noun)

someone who uses magic powers to make rain fall

seer (noun)

literary someone who knows what will happen in the future

snake charmer (noun)

someone who can control a snake’s behavior by playing a musical instrument

soothsayer (noun)

in the past, someone who people thought was able to say what would happen in the future

sorcerer (noun)

a man who uses evil spirits to do magic in stories

sorceress (noun)

a woman who uses evil spirits to do magic in stories

warlock (noun)

a man who has magic powers, especially a man who uses these powers to do evil things. A woman who has magic powers is called a witch.

witch (noun)

a woman in stories who has magic powers. A man with magic powers is usually called a wizard.

witch (noun)

a real woman who claims that she has magic powers

witch doctor (noun)

a man who uses magic powers to try to cure people who are sick. This word is now considered offensive by some people and it is more polite to say traditional healer.

wizard (noun)

a man in stories who has magic powers