prognosticator

[ prog-nos-ti-key-ter ]
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noun
  1. a person who forecasts or predicts something future from present indications or signs; prophet: Maybe this faltering team can somehow defy the prognosticators and experts and make the playoffs.

  2. something that is a sign or indicator of a coming event: The woolly bear caterpillars and other prognosticators of winter suggest we will have a more normal one this year.

Origin of prognosticator

1
First recorded in 1550–60; prognosticat(e) + -or2

Words Nearby prognosticator

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How to use prognosticator in a sentence

  • The Mole has long been recorded as a prognosticator of change of weather, before which it becomes very active.

  • Two suns shone in the sky, prognosticator of still deeper frost.

    The Conquest | Eva Emery Dye
  • "My husband is a weather prognosticator," commented his wife, humorously.

    The Forged Note | Oscar Micheaux
  • When the patchwork of mentalities was complete he allowed the conclusions of the prognosticator to occupy his mind.

    The Honored Prophet | William E. Bentley