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
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Recent Examples of fortune-teller
At that point, the story was smaller in scale and didn’t involve any curses or fortune tellers.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
This year's group of pups is ready to wow football fans with their prediction and is aiming to have a better track record than last year's fluffy Super Bowl fortune tellers.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This is probably better answered by fortune tellers and movie makers.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Some visit fortune tellers to see what's in store for the coming year.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
This year's group of pups is ready to wow football fans with their prediction and is aiming to have a better track record than last year's fluffy Super Bowl fortune tellers.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This is probably better answered by fortune tellers and movie makers.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Some visit fortune tellers to see what's in store for the coming year.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fortune-teller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-teller
Noun
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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His tenure was short-lived, however: within a year, he was declared a sinner and imprisoned by another Acholi prophet: Joseph Kony.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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He is considered a prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the Exodus.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Fortune-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-teller. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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