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farseer

farseer

1 9.9
A person who says what will happen in the future
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑrˌsɪr/
  • Literature
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Examples

  • Farseer or Tawny man - Farseer is very good.

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  • Farseer or Tawny man - Farseer is very good.

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  • I would have included Robin Hobb, but Farseer in the 90s; later work doesn't appeal half as much.

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  • Void Dreamer isn’t too bad; it sucks you don’t get access to the regular Farseer, but that’s the breaks.

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  • The farseer used her skills to predict the outcome of the upcoming battle.

  • Many villagers sought the farseer for guidance about their futures.

  • In the ancient texts, a farseer was revered for their ability to foresee the harvest season.

Synonyms

forecaster
vsfarseer
  • Specialized
35 3.7

A person who predicts future events using data or models

also covers predictions based on non scientific skill or claimed visions
seer
vsfarseer
23 8.0

A person who says they can see the future

also applies to practical prediction by skill or study rather than sight
fortune teller
vsfarseer
16 3.5

A person who claims to tell the future using cards or palm reading

includes broader prophetic or analytical prediction not limited to personal readings
astrologer
vsfarseer
15 7.9

A person who says the Sun, Moon, and planets show your future

also covers skill or insight based forecasts that do not rely on celestial charts
futurist
vsfarseer
15 6.6

A person who studies current trends to predict the future

is broader, including individual prophecy and non trend based foresight
soothsayer
vsfarseer
  • Archaic
9 9.9

A person who says they can tell the future

includes both non supernatural skill and ordinary analytic insight as well
clairvoyant
vsfarseer
9 9.5

A person who says they can see events before they happen

covers both claimed extrasensory perception and ordinary insight or expertise
prognosticator
vsfarseer
8 9.5

A person who predicts future events using knowledge or signs

includes both supernatural ability and ordinary skill, not only expert methods
fortuneteller
vsfarseer
4 6.5

A person who says they can see someone's future, often using cards or palm reading

covers both wide predictive skill and claimed supernatural means beyond personal readings
diviner
vsfarseer
3 9.9

A person who says they can learn hidden things or predict the future using spiritual ways

also covers predictions made by skill, training, or careful observation
predictor
vsfarseer
2 4.4

A person who says what will happen using knowledge or data

allows supernatural methods or personal insight as alternatives to data
astrologist
vsfarseer
2 7.8

A person who says what will happen by looking at the sun, moon, and planets

applies equally to non astrological prediction methods such as data analysis
futurologist
vsfarseer
  • Specialized
1 8.5

A person who studies future trends and predicts them

uses wider methods including claimed visions or personal intuition beyond studies
palmist
vsfarseer
1 9.2

A person who reads lines on a hand to tell the future

covers general future prediction by skill or claimed vision beyond palm reading
seeress
vsfarseer
  • Literature
1 9.9

A woman who says she can see the future

is the gender neutral term that also covers non feminine predictors and claimants
prophesier
vsfarseer
9.1

A person who predicts future events

may also be ordinary prediction based on insight or technical skill
vaticinator
vsfarseer
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who says what will happen in the future, often as a job

can include informal or supernatural claimants and non official predictors
anticipant
vsfarseer
9.0

A person who looks forward to something

focuses instead on active predicting or claiming future knowledge, not awaiting
palmister
vsfarseer
  • UK
9.9

A person who reads the lines on your palm to tell your future

also includes non palm based prediction methods such as insight or data
chiromancer
vsfarseer
9.9

A person who reads the lines on someone's palm to predict their future

applies more widely to all predictive forms beyond palm based practices
oneiromancer
vsfarseer
  • Literature
9.9

A person who says they can tell the future from dreams

includes predictions from other sources like study or claimed extrasensory access

Antonyms

skeptic
  • US
77 4.1

A person who often doubts accepted ideas and asks for proof

How Predictive

oracle
  • Literature
14 8.9
prophet
39 5.1
farseer
  • Literature
1 9.9
clairvoyant
9 9.3

Surface Forms

farseer singular
farseers plural

Morphology

farseer = far + seer (transparent) = far + seer

Clear compound of 'far' + 'seer': a person who 'sees far', i.e., predicts the future, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Farseer is made of two simple parts, far and seer. far means 'distant' and seer comes from 'to see', so a farseer is someone who 'sees' far ahead and predicts the future.