mentalist

[ men-tl-ist ]

/ ˈmɛn tl ɪst /

a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.

a person who believes that the mind and its functions are a legitimate area of psychological research.

a mind reader, psychic, or fortuneteller.

Origin of mentalist

First recorded in 1780–90; mental¹ + -ist

CBS moved Two and a Half Men to Thursdays and The Mentalist to Sundays, while The Good Wife is staying put.

TV Upfronts 2012: NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and the CW Announce Schedules |Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez |May 17, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Patrick Wilson is very appealing as the lead, and I can definitely see fans of The Mentalist going for this.

TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2011-2012's New Shows |Jace Lacob, Maria Elena Fernandez |June 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Likewise, the network has managed to successfully create a bona fide hit on Thursdays at 10 p.m. with The Mentalist.

TV's Winners and Losers |Jace Lacob |May 26, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The network trotted out Mentalist star Simon Baker, so actually there was more than one sexy thing out there.

Best and Worst of the New TV Lineups |Kim Masters |May 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

She gave the year as 1917, called the doctor "a mentalist," and the stenographer "a tapper," or "a mental tapper."

Benign Stupors |August Hoch
The Mentalist asserts that the Mind is the only reality, and that the Body is merely its grosser form of manifestation.

Mind and Body |William Walker Atkinson
The bridge is being erected by the Materialists, but the Mentalist will be the first to cross over it.

Dynamic Thought |William Walker Atkinson
He found the door with the temporary sign saying: Marco the Mentalist.

Brink of Madness |Walter J. Sheldon