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Synonyms
- augur,
- diviner,
- forecaster,
- foreseer,
- foreteller,
- futurist,
- prognosticator,
- prophesier,
- prophet,
- seer,
- soothsayer,
- visionary
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“Fortune-teller.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortune-teller. Accessed 18 January 2020.
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The first known use of fortune-teller was in 1590
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