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

Synonyms of futurist

• diviner
• forecaster
• prophet
• mystic
• sibyl

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

Recent Examples on the Web

What’s clear is that crypto has become much bigger than the retail traders and techno futurists who are committed to HODLing through thick and thin. —Emily Nicolle, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025

But many fans and futurists have wondered how the original concept might have developed had Walt lived to see it through. —Robert Niles, Oc Register, 4 Nov. 2025

Parker has always seemed to amiably float along in his retro-futurist space cloud. —Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025

Some of the hangars are used as soundstages, and Linklater pointed out an old air-traffic-control tower, jutting, with pleasing retro-futurist incongruity, out of a public plaza. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

futurist

noun

fu·​tur·​ist ˈfyü-chə-rəst 

: a person who tries to tell what the future will be like by studying current trends