seer

noun \ ˈsir , ˈsē-ər \

Definition of seer

1 :one that sees

2 a :one that predicts events or developments

b :a person credited with extraordinary moral and spiritual insight

3 :one that practices divination especially by concentrating on a glass or crystal globe

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Examples of seer in a Sentence

several leading Wall Street seers have cautioned investors to prepare for a downturn in the economy

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But some other common features of shamans, seers, and psychics are increasingly apparent: his cryptic-ness, his distance from those around him, his caginess about when and how to employ his powers.

— spencer kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Bran Stark and the Problem of Omniscience," 29 Aug. 2017
Yet while this week's retreat on a measure McConnell wrote behind closed doors dented his reputation as a consummate legislative seer, no one was counting him out.

— alan fram and erica werner, chicagotribune.com, "GOP adds $45 billion for battling opioid abuse to health bill, but fate remains uncertain," 29 June 2017
Mr. Henry is, depending on your belief in the afterlife, a seer or a charlatan.

— jon caramanica, New York Times, "‘Hot Ones’ and Other Shows Parade the Rich, Famous and Oh So Vulnerable," 10 May 2017
Among Lady Jane’s nearly two hundred journals and two thousand letters are some that describe her dabbling in the paranormal, going to seers and clairvoyants, to connect to her husband.

— National Geographic, "How the Discovery of Two Lost Ships Solved an Arctic Mystery," 16 Apr. 2017
All the seers and prophets are gone, their knowledge lost to the dust of time.

— richard lawson, Vanities, "What Do Justin Bieber’s New Tattoos Really Mean?," 21 Mar. 2017

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First Known Use of seer

14th century

seer Synonyms

Synonyms

augur, diviner, forecaster, foreseer, foreteller, fortune-teller, futurist, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, soothsayer, visionary

Related Words

prophetess, sibyl, wisewoman; mystic, oracle; astrologer, crystal gazer, palmist, rhabdomancer; Cassandra, doomsayer, doomsdayer, Jeremiah

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

SEER Defined for English Language Learners

seer

noun

Definition of seer for English Language Learners

: someone who predicts things that will happen in the future

SEER Defined for Kids

seer

noun \ ˈsir \

Definition of seer for Students

:a person who predicts events

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