fortune-tellers

noun

plural of fortune-teller
as in diviners
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-tellers This is where the city stages its daily open-air show — street artists sketching portraits, fortune-tellers shuffling cards and musicians playing for appreciative crowds. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026 Street artists and fortune-tellers set up here daily, creating a scene that feels spontaneous every time. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-tellers
  1. forecasters
  2. prophets
Noun
  • Some records around the Denver area may be broken, forecasters said.
    — Michael Phillis, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Charlotte-area storms could bring damaging winds and quarter-size hail next week, National Weather Service forecasters said Saturday.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of forecasters
Noun
  • Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and handed it down to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets delivered it to the men of the Great Synagogue.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of prophets

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“Fortune-tellers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-tellers. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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