channeler
noun
chan·nel·er
ˈcha-nə-lər 
: a person who conveys thoughts or energy from a source believed to be outside the person's body or conscious mind
specifically
: one who speaks for nonphysical beings or spirits
Examples of channeler in a Sentence
a channeler who claims to receive messages from a medieval warrior
Recent Examples on the Web
Back at the White Tower, Verin Sedai (Meera Syal) has arrived to have a chat with these channelers Nynaeve and Egwene she's heard so much about.
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Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Male channelers, on the other hand, seem to have gotten some upgrades.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Some more book-vs-show, internal-vs-external stuff going on here; in the books, channelers can definitely, 100% for sure, tell the difference between being shielded (temporary) and being stilled (permanent, with an asterisk).
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
The Forsaken are a group of ancient channelers who serve the Dark One, the root of evil in The Wheel of Time universe.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
Nynaeve, who was a Wisdom (or healer) in Emond's Field in the Two Rivers, has proven herself to be an incredibly powerful channeler of the One Power.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021
What a startling channeler of musical theater Kushner and Tesori came up with: the hardships of a Black woman in 1963, working as a housekeeper for a Jewish family.
—Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021
Seen in that light (no pun intended), channeling the One Power is like using a cheat code, and every Aes Sedai or minor channeler practicing the craft is as guilty of perverting the will of the Light as a False Dragon.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2021
Gentling, we're told, is the process by which an Aes Sedai defangs a channeler by severing them from the One Power.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2021
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Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Male channelers, on the other hand, seem to have gotten some upgrades.
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
Some more book-vs-show, internal-vs-external stuff going on here; in the books, channelers can definitely, 100% for sure, tell the difference between being shielded (temporary) and being stilled (permanent, with an asterisk).
—Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2023
The Forsaken are a group of ancient channelers who serve the Dark One, the root of evil in The Wheel of Time universe.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
Nynaeve, who was a Wisdom (or healer) in Emond's Field in the Two Rivers, has proven herself to be an incredibly powerful channeler of the One Power.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 17 Dec. 2021
What a startling channeler of musical theater Kushner and Tesori came up with: the hardships of a Black woman in 1963, working as a housekeeper for a Jewish family.
—Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021
Seen in that light (no pun intended), channeling the One Power is like using a cheat code, and every Aes Sedai or minor channeler practicing the craft is as guilty of perverting the will of the Light as a False Dragon.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2021
Gentling, we're told, is the process by which an Aes Sedai defangs a channeler by severing them from the One Power.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2021
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“Channeler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/channeler. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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