The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Telepathy \Te*lep"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? far off + ?, ?, to suffer.]
   The sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts,
   feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without
   communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

   Note: The existence of this ability has not been proven
         scientifically.-- Tel`e*path"ic, a. --
         Te*lep"a*thist, n.
         [1913 Webster +PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

telepathist
    n 1: someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly
         [syn: telepathist, thought-reader, mental
         telepathist, mind reader]
    2: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another
       person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) [syn:
       mind reader, telepathist, thought-reader]