spirit-rapper
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who communicates with spirits: "spirit-rapper" refers to a medium or individual who claims to receive messages from the dead through rapping sounds (tapping noises) often associated with spiritualist séances.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The spirit-rapper claimed to hear the rapping of a deceased relative during the séance. (A medium who interprets tapping sounds as spirit communication.)
- Many Victorian-era spiritualists consulted a spirit-rapper to contact lost loved ones. (A person who facilitated contact with the dead through rapping.)
Advanced Usage
"to act as a spirit-rapper": to perform the role of a medium who produces or interprets rapping sounds.
- She began to act as a spirit-rapper after claiming to hear ghostly knocks. (She assumed the function of a spiritualist medium using rapping.)
"spirit-rapper's séance": a gathering where a spirit-rapper attempts to contact spirits.
- The spirit-rapper's séance was attended by curious townspeople. (A meeting led by a medium specializing in rapping communication.)
Variants and Related Words
Spirit (n): a supernatural being or soul of a deceased person.
- The spirit of the old man was said to haunt the house. (The ghost or soul of the deceased.)
Rapper (n): a person who knocks or taps; also a performer of rap music.
- The rapper on the door was a delivery man. (Someone who knocks.)
- The famous rapper performed at the concert. (A musician of rap genre.)
Synonyms
- Medium: a person who claims to communicate with the dead.
- Spiritualist: someone who believes in or practices communication with spirits.
Related Idioms
To raise a spirit: to summon a ghost or supernatural entity.
- The spirit-rapper attempted to raise a spirit during the séance. (To call forth a dead soul.)
To rap on the table: to produce tapping sounds, often associated with spirit communication.
- The spirit-rapper asked the spirits to rap on the table. (To create audible knocks as a sign of presence.)