weatherman

weath·er·man | \ ˈwe-t͟hər-ˌman

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Definition of weatherman

: a person who reports and forecasts the weather : meteorologist

Examples of weatherman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then, while Murray and Al Roker have a hairball and selfie, the famous weatherman turns into a zombie, prompting Murray to smash him with a folding chair. — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, "Inside Bill Murray's Zombieland: Double Tap return — and the Ghostbusters reunion you didn't see," 18 Oct. 2019 Fritz Coleman’s Defying Gravity The comic and local weatherman performs a benefit show. — Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, "Theater in L.A. this week: ‘Lady Day,’ ‘Little Shop’ and more," 12 Oct. 2019 For victims of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, where the storm wrought devastation and death, Donald Trump’s relentless tweets as weatherman-in-chief this week were a mere distraction from the hard facts of destruction. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Orwell’s fictional Ministry of Truth just became real at the NOAA," 7 Sep. 2019 For 12 years, Ryther worked for the station that would become KARE-TV (Channel 11) with Paul Magers and weatherman Paul Douglas. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, "Good reads, good-bye dwindling summer — Ellen Hart’s latest Jane Lawless mystery and a moving memoir," 25 Aug. 2019 Downcast gay weatherman Sean (Matt Bomer) has an on-air meltdown over a romantic separation. — Carlos Aguilar, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Unlikely friendship blossoms in ‘Papi Chulo’," 20 June 2019 The 1993 cult classic centers around Phil Connors, a local TV weatherman, who would rather be anywhere but in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania covering the beloved Groundhog Day tradition. — Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, "'Groundhog Day' Fans Will Want to Tour the Piano Teacher's House Currently For Sale," 9 July 2019 Downcast gay weatherman Sean (Matt Bomer) has an on-air meltdown over a romantic separation. — Carlos Aguilar, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Unlikely friendship blossoms in ‘Papi Chulo’," 20 June 2019 Sealls, a longtime weatherman at WKRG-TV before leaving last month, is keeping his followers abreast of the storm’s activity with updates on his Facebook page. — al.com, "Preparation, cancellations and Alan Sealls on Facebook: How Coastal Alabama is readying for storm," 10 July 2019

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