: a person who reports and forecasts the weather : meteorologist

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The veteran weatherman started the week on camera with his colleagues, but was replaced by Dylan Dreyer after delivering a few morning reports, according to People. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 After giving the forecast several times, the 72-year-old weatherman left the NBC morning show, with Dylan Dreyer filling in for him for the remainder of the broadcast. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 The series starred Jason Bateman as TV weatherman Clark Forrest, whose friendship with financially struggling ASL interpreter Floyd Smernitch (Harbour) gets complicated when he gets involved with Smernitch’s wife, Carol (Cardellini). — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, an irritable, cynical weatherman sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to report a story about the town’s quaint groundhog ceremony. — David Faris, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weatherman

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weatherman was in 1859

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“Weatherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weatherman. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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weatherman

noun
: a person who reports and forecasts the weather : meteorologist
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