PREDICTOR

predictor

(noun) a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell’s arrival

predictor

(noun) information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; “the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance”

forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer

(noun) someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

predictor (plural predictors)

Something that anticipates, predicts or foretells.

An independent variable.

Source: Wiktionary

Pre*dict"or, n.

Definition: One who predicts; a foreteller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition