soothsayer

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

Etymology

From Middle English sothsaier, zothziggere, by surface analysis, sooth (“truth”) + sayer.

In classic literature

Synonyms

forecaster, predictor, prognosticator

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