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prognosticator

DEFINITIONS OF: prognosticator

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n someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

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
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