SOOTHSAYER

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

soothsayer (plural soothsayers)

(obsolete) one who tells the truth; a truthful person

one who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner

a mantis or rearhorse

Source: Wiktionary


Sooth"say`er, n.

1. One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A mantis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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