futurist
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fu·tur·ist

noun \ˈfyü-chə-rist\

Definition of FUTURIST

1
: one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends
2
: one who advocates or practices futurism
futurist adjective

Examples of FUTURIST

  1. <economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy>

First Known Use of FUTURIST

circa 1846

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