futurologist
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɒlədʒɪst/
- Specialized
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futurologo
- At the conference, a renowned futurologist shared predictions about climate change and its effects on global economies.
Examples
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(The population time bomb that mesmerized futurologists in the 1970s has, happily, fizzled.)
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A futurologist and social critic, John was a featured speaker at TEDx in Brussels in 2011.
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Today, we're going to let the futurologist fantasies run wild.
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However, I doubt how many analysts, even futurologists, have thought through what the world is going to be like under a Pax Sinica.
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Many futurologists believe tomorrow's wars will revolve around water as much as they will territorial claims or weapons of mass destruction.
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Refusing to tell us how we may get to their visions, Dyson and others take in a wider range of possibilities than the hampered futurologists.
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Matthew Jeffery, cited as one of the world's leading renowned recruitment strategists and futurologists, is the head of EMEA talent acquisition and global talent brand for Autodesk.
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Gingrich was not just innovative with regard to political strategy, but seemed constantly obsessed with the next great idea, drawing inspiration from disparate sources including futurologist Alvin Toffler, giraffes, and dinosaurs.
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According to the futurologist, advancements in technology will dramatically change how we live in the next decade.
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Many futurologists are studying the potential impact of artificial intelligence on future job markets.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who predicts future events using data or models
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7.9
A person who says the Sun, Moon, and planets show your future
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6.6
A person who studies current trends to predict the future
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9.9
A person who says they can tell the future
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9.5
A person who predicts future events using knowledge or signs
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6.5
A person who says they can see someone's future, often using cards or palm reading
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A person who says what will happen using knowledge or data
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A person who says what will happen by looking at the sun, moon, and planets
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A person who says what will happen in the future
A person who says what will happen in the future, often as a job
A person who predicts future events
How Predictive
- Specialized
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8.5
- Specialized
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3.7
- Jargon
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6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
futurologist = futurology (semi-transparent) = future + ology + ist
Adding the productive agentive suffix '-ist' to 'futurology' straightforwardly yields 'a person associated with futurology'.
Etymology
The word futurologist combines future ('future') and the ending -logist ('one who studies'), as in biologist, so it means a person who studies and predicts what may happen.