prognosticator

noun

prog·​nos·​ti·​ca·​tor -ˌkātə(r) 

-ātə-

plural -s

: one that prognosticates

weather prognosticators

—G. S. Perry

prognosticatory

-kəˌtōrē

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Middle French prognosticateur, from Medieval Latin prognosticatus + Middle French -eur -or

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Rhymes for prognosticator

• accelerator
• accumulator
• adjudicator
• administrator
• appropriator
• articulator
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• collaborator
• communicator
• conciliator
• cooperator