telempath n.

a person who has the psionic ability to sense others’ emotions

1960 M. Z. Bradley Seven from the Stars in Amazing Science Fiction Stories Mar. 57/2 page image Marion Zimmer Bradley bibliography
He met Mathis' inscrutable eyes and wondered if the telempath read his thoughts and if so, why he didn’t say something helpful.
1964 V. Simonds Jam for Christmas in Amazing Stories Mar. 109/1 page image Vance Simonds bibliography
He could experience the emotions of others and even influence same: he was a telempath.
1974 A. McCaffrey Apple in Science Fiction Monthly June 8/1 page image Anne McCaffrey
Who had been dim-witted enough to let the telempath out of this shielded room at a time like this? The moron was the most sensitive barometer to emotion Daffyd had ever encountered.
1976 S. Robinson Telempath 213 Spider Robinson
A telempath is a person who approaches telepathy by way of empathy.
1999 J. Lindskold Queen's Gambit in D. Weber Worlds of Honor 154
They’re telempaths, not telepaths. They read vague emotions, not thoughts.

antedating 1960

Marion Zimmer Bradley

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