futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rist 
1
: one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends
2
: one who advocates or practices futurism
futurist
adjective
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economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy
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But those use cases are still a far cry from the vision many futurists have of personal flying cars swarming city skies.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
Shawn co-stars as legendary futurist and systems theorist Buckminster Fuller, the architect of the geodesic dome, whose philosophies echo through the picture.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
Our futurist and columnist Rich Karlgaard unpacks the deeper impact of DeepSeek and who could be a winner in the AI race.
—Naazneen Karmali, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
This column serves as the script for the news segment of our weekly AI/XR Podcast, co-hosted by former Paramount futurist and co-founder of Red Camera, and Rony Abovitz, founder of Magic Leap, Mako Robotics, and Synthbee AI.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurist. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rəst
: a person who tries to tell what the future will be like by studying current trends
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