prognosticator

Synonyms:

forecaster, predictor, soothsayer

Examples:

Michel de Notredame

French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566)

Types:

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astrologer, astrologist

someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon

fortune teller, fortuneteller

a person who foretells your personal future

chiromancer, palmist, palmister

fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

sibyl

a woman who tells fortunes

Type of:

illusionist, seer, visionary

a person with unusual powers of foresight