noun
palm reading; palm reader; palmist
Refers both to the practice of palm reading and to a person who reads palms. Context determines whether it means the act or the practitioner.
彼女は手相見に手のひらを見てもらった。
She had her palm read by a palm reader.
祖父は若い頃、手相見をしていたらしい。
It seems my grandfather worked as a palm reader when he was young.
占い師 is a general fortune-teller, whereas 手相見 is specifically a palm reader.
Compound of 手相 (palm lines) and 見 (seeing, reading). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently means 'palm reader' or 'palm reading'.