seer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person with unusual powers of foresight
  2. noun an observer who perceives visually
  3. noun an authoritative person who divines the future

Etymology

From Middle English seere, equivalent to see + -er (“agent suffix”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

visionary, illusionist

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