prognosticator
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9.5
- noun
- /prɒɡˈnɒstɪkeɪtə/
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pronosticador
- The renowned prognosticator accurately predicted the economic downturn that followed.
That's a terrific question because unfortunately in the world of sort of Wall Street prognosticators, they only happen to, to be right once or twice.
- That's a terrific question because unfortunately in the world of sort of Wall Street prognosticators, they only happen to, to be right once or twice.
- And I think in our last conversations, our last two conversations, we've used this word prognosticator, soothsayer.
Examples
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The Jewish state has always attracted the attention of pundits and prognosticators.
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A host of prognosticators have offered their theories on how this happened and what it means.
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I wonder whether his readers will punish him for being such a bad prognosticator or not.
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The New York Times prognosticator assured us that elections were the sum of their parts.
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But this team has enough talent to prove a lot of prognosticators wrong.
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Most prognosticators think there is likely to be another round of tech start-ups, albeit a more modest one.
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Not even the most bullish prognosticators see growth coming in anywhere near that pace for the foreseeable future.
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Most prognosticators project a dramatic increase in the numbers of visually impaired people, especially among newborns and the older population.
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Well, according to most prognosticators, with our large-cap portfolios outperforming this bear market...
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In fact, the town, which was incorporated in 1954 but had had a post office since 1826, endured longer than some prognosticators would have dared to predict.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who predicts future events using data or models
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8.0
A person who says they can see the future
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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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6.5
A person who says they can see someone's future, often using cards or palm reading
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2.2
A person who says what the weather will be
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4.4
A person who says what will happen using knowledge or data
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8.5
A person who studies future trends and predicts them
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9.9
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
A person who says they can tell the future from dreams
How Insightful
- Literature
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8.9
8
9.5
- Specialized
35
3.7
23
8.0
16
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
prognosticator = prognosticate (transparent) = prognosticate + or
A regular agentive suffix '-or' added to the verb 'prognosticate' yields 'one who predicts', a standard and directly derivable formation.
Etymology
Prognosticator comes from parts that mean 'before' (pro-) and 'to know' (gnō-), so it gives the idea of someone who 'knows before' something happens. That's why a prognosticator is a person who predicts or forecasts future events.