: a person who reports and forecasts the weather : meteorologist

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When Stefanski survived the worst of the jobs, he was handed more responsibility — like team weatherman. Josh Kendall, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Lenny Kravitz‘s mother is The Jeffersons actress Roxie Roker — who happens to be the weatherman’s cousin. Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026 Clark Forrest is a local weatherman who becomes absorbed in the crises engulfing his new friend Floyd Smernitch, the station’s sign-language interpreter. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 The weatherman was wrong again. Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 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 Aug. 2026.

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weatherman

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

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