also: せんしゃ · せんじゃ
noun
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer
General term for a person who tells fortunes. 占い師 is more common in modern Japanese; 占い者 is less frequent but still understood.
See also: 占い師
彼女は占い者に手相を見てもらった。
She had her palm read by a fortune teller.
昔、占い者
Long ago, fortune tellers were important advisors in the village.
Alternate reading of 占者; rare.
占い師 is the standard modern word for a professional fortune teller. 占い者 is less common and can sound slightly more formal or literary.
Compound of 占い (fortune-telling, noun form of 占う) and 者 (person). The kanji spelling 占者 uses on'yomi readings and is less common.