売ばい卜ぼく

noun

fortunetelling as a profession

Refers to the occupation of telling fortunes for payment. The word is rare and may appear mainly in historical or literary contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、売ばい卜ぼくを生業なりわいとする者ものが街まち角かどにいた。

  In the Edo period, there were people who made a living as professional fortunetellers on street corners.