Synonyms of fortune-teller

fortune-teller

noun

as in diviner

one who predicts future events or developments

the carnival's fortune-teller should have predicted that I'd pass right by her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diviner
• prophet
• forecaster
• soothsayer
• sibyl
• mystic
• oracle
• seer
• prognosticator
• foreteller
• futurist
• augur
• visionary
• prophetess
• foreseer
• astrologer
• palmist
• prophesier
• wisewoman
• Cassandra
• Jeremiah
• doomsayer
• crystal gazer
• doomsdayer
• rhabdomancer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fortune-teller

Street artists and fortune-tellers set up here daily, creating a scene that feels spontaneous every time. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

In mid-19th century Iran, painter Nowruz falls for a fearlessly defiant Roma fortune teller, sparking their desperate flight and a tragic saga echoing down generations, the synopsis runs. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026

And unlike carnival fortune teller, this is a celebrated profession, to be placed on billboards that tower over the city. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026

The action does slow down at times, as in the arrival of a fortune teller (an otherworldly Rhonda Boutté) whose message is that the past is harder to predict than the future. — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026