Thesaurus results for PROGNOSTICATOR

prognosticator

noun

Definition of prognosticator

as in forecaster

one who predicts future events or developments one of the best prognosticators in the weather business

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Recent Examples of prognosticator Malkovich’s turn as Chris, the eccentric and aging veteran, already has awards prognosticators predicting his return to the Oscars race. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Malkovich is considered by prognosticators to be firmly in the mix in what is a very competitive best actor category this awards season with Matt Damon, Tom Cruise, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Scott, Sebastian Stan and Javier Bardem among a deep field. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 Ticket to ride Many sports media prognosticators expected NFL Sunday Ticket to move to streaming in 2022 and end DirecTV’s 29-year hold on the out-of-market package. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 There hasn’t even been a single game played in the 2026 regular season, but draft prognosticators are already unveiling their early 2027 mock drafts. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 The combined success of these blockbusters — not to mention the droves of smaller-scale films doing their part — has helped vault the domestic box office back to numbers many prognosticators thought were ancient history. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026 The trouble is that most prognosticators are still fighting the last war. — Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 In the top 10 this season in many statistical categories on the PGA Tour, Morikawa fit the eye of many pre-championship prognosticators this week. — Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The Ohio band/art movement/social prognosticators Devo make its first Connecticut appearance in decades. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosticator

Noun

After a dry and sunny morning, thunderstorms could develop Friday afternoon and early evening, NWS forecasters said on social media site X.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
There is a 40% to 50% chance of at least 3 inches of rain in a 48-hour period ending Thursday morning, forecasters said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of 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

Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
To Greenberg, Avery was a prophet, his work a precursor to his younger peers’ more radical experiments.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026