soothsayer

[ sooth-sey-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who professes to foretell events.

Origin of soothsayer

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First recorded in 1300–50, soothsayer is from the Middle English word sothseyere, sothseyer. See sooth, say1, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for soothsayer

soothsayer

/ (ˈsuːθˌseɪə) /


noun
  1. a seer or prophet

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