futurist
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
See Examples of FUTURIST
- <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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Synonyms: augur, diviner, forecaster, foreseer, foreteller, fortune-teller, prophet, prognosticator, prophesier, seer, soothsayer, visionary
Related Words: prophetess, sibyl, wisewoman; mystic, oracle; astrologer, crystal gazer, palmist, rhabdomancer; Cassandra, doomsayer, doomsdayer, Jeremiah
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