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
Examples of futurist in a Sentence
economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy
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Some futurists compare this development to our primitive ancestors’ discovery of fire.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
By the 1910s, futurist and cubist art adopted the bicycle as a representation of the fusion of humanity and machines in the modern era.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
The futurist, cultural historian and Holocaust survivor who has degrees in sociology and law from UCLA said she was informed of the honor last year by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and recently was honored by the Austrian government with its Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The event had been organized by a man named Wolf Tivy, the founder of a futurist magazine rumored to be funded by the libertarian entrepreneur Peter Thiel.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
By the 1910s, futurist and cubist art adopted the bicycle as a representation of the fusion of humanity and machines in the modern era.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Mar. 2026
The futurist, cultural historian and Holocaust survivor who has degrees in sociology and law from UCLA said she was informed of the honor last year by Jennifer Siebel Newsom and recently was honored by the Austrian government with its Cross of Honour for Science and Art, First Class.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The event had been organized by a man named Wolf Tivy, the founder of a futurist magazine rumored to be funded by the libertarian entrepreneur Peter Thiel.
—James Duesterberg, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurist. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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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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