Definition of "physiognomist" [phys•i•og•nom•ist•no•mist]

• One who studies, or is an expert in, physiognomy; one who studies the outer appearance of the person (primarily the face) to acquire knowledge of the inner personality. (noun)

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• "[Headnote 1: LA VA 'TER, (John Gaspar,) a celebrated physiognomist, that is, one skilled in the art of determining character by the external features, born in Zurich, in 1741.]"
• "Thenardier, in particular, was troublesome for a physiognomist."
• "“Ay,” answered Hayraddin, “it required neither astrologer, or physiognomist, nor chiromantist to foretell that I should follow the destiny of my family.”"