fortune-teller

noun

Definition of fortune-tellernext
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 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 See All Example Sentences for fortune-teller
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-teller
  1. diviner
  2. prophet
  3. forecaster
Noun
  • Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.
    — Essence, Essence, 23 Nov. 2025
Definition of diviner
Noun
  • When 70 chickens at a local farm lay 128 eggs in just one night after the arrival of a red helmet biker Emanuel, the event is described as a miracle and Emanuel hailed by the local priest as a prophet of divine powers.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Walzer's paradigm case was the Hebrew prophet — Amos, Isaiah — and the point is easily missed.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of prophet
Noun
  • The storm caught the state off guard, having made a sudden shift to the east and smack into the core of the state after most forecasters had projected it to make landfall much farther to the north.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The system could bring rainfall totals of 8 inches to a foot (up to about 30 centimeters) across Maui and the Big Island, with as much as 25 inches (nearly 64 centimeters) possible across the Big Island, forecasters said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of forecaster

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