prognosticator

prog·nos·ti·cate

(prŏg-nŏs′tĭ-kāt′)

tr.v. prog·nos·ti·cat·ed, prog·nos·ti·cat·ing, prog·nos·ti·cates

1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. See Synonyms at predict.

2. To foreshadow; portend: urban renewal that prognosticates a social and cultural renaissance.

[Middle English pronosticaten, from Medieval Latin prognōsticāre, prognōsticāt-, from Latin prognōsticum, sign of the future, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos, foreknowing; see prognostic.]

prog·nos′ti·ca′tion n.

prog·nos′ti·ca′tive adj.

prog·nos′ti·ca′tor n.

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Noun

prognosticator - someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

forecaster, predictor, soothsayer

astrologer, astrologist - someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon

fortune teller, fortuneteller - a person who foretells your personal future

illusionist, seer, visionary - a person with unusual powers of foresight

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