weather forecaster
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈwɛðər ˈfɔrˌkæstər/
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meteorólogo
- We're battening down the hatches in Bishop, hoping the weather forecasters are wrong about the high winds.
- Weather forecasters predict
- TV weather forecaster
- television weather forecaster
Examples
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Weather forecasters use important attributes in the weather to make five-day or seasonal forecasts.
Academic text (1991) -
But weather forecasters are already speculating on what the winter will hold.
Blog text (15) -
Now that I think of it, why not let the weather forecasters do both jobs?
Blog text (32) -
But this time, the weather forecasters proved right, and history proved wrong.
Blog text (28) -
Meanwhile, weather forecasters said a winter storm could hit the Northeast next week.
Blog text (8) -
Forecasting the future is always a tricky process, as any weather forecaster knows.
Academic text (1998) -
Michelle Lidh is an enlisted weather forecaster for the United States Air Force.
Blog text (7) -
The weather forecaster warned that temperatures would drop significantly overnight.
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Many people rely on the weather forecaster to plan their outdoor activities for the weekend.
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According to the weather forecaster, we can expect rain this afternoon.
Synonyms
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6.6
A person who studies the weather and predicts what will happen
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1.7
A person who says what the weather will be on TV or radio
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3.7
A person who predicts future events using data or models
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9.5
A person who predicts future events using knowledge or signs
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4.4
A person who says what will happen using knowledge or data
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2.8
A woman who gives weather reports on TV or radio
A person who watches and reports the weather
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'weather' (atmospheric conditions) modifies 'forecaster' (someone who predicts), yielding a person who predicts weather. This noun–noun combination follows a regular English compounding/modifying pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Weather forecaster comes from the two words weather and forecaster, where a forecaster is someone who looks ahead and tells what will happen. Picture a person reading the sky and maps to tell you tomorrow's weather, so it means 'a person whose job is to predict and report future weather conditions'.