futurist

[ fyoo-cher-ist ]

/ ˈfyu tʃər ɪst /

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.

Theology. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse will be fulfilled in the future.Compare presentist, preterist.

Also fu·tur·ol·o·gist. a person whose occupation or specialty is the forecasting of future events, conditions, or developments.

adjective

futuristic.

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Origin of futurist

From the Italian word futurista, dating back to 1835–45. See future, -ist

Words nearby futurist

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How to use futurist in a sentence

For decades, observers in the tech and gaming sectors have been looking forward to this incipient virtual world — first as starry-eyed futurists, then as the niche-obsessed nerds exploring early metaverse platforms such as Second Life.
As hiring in the metaverse ramps up, experts caution against working with snake oil salesmen|Alexander Lee|November 22, 2021|Digiday
There’s an extent to which he’s a great prognosticator, a great futurist.
Who's Afraid of Peter Thiel? A New Biography Suggests We All Should Be|Belinda Luscombe|September 21, 2021|Time
Knowing that my business sense, fashion sense, and trained eye has gotten me to where I am today, I am very grateful for that, and I think Jerome today is a futurist.
Jerome LaMaar Redefines The Art Of Dressing With The Launch Of 5:31|Blake Newby|July 23, 2021|Essence.com
The most garrulous entry is Judy Lichtman’s retro-futurist treatment of Georg Baselitz’s 1961-1962 “Pandemonium Manifestos,” its words piled up with Dadaist swagger.
In the galleries: A focus on the intersection of art and movement|Mark Jenkins|February 26, 2021|Washington Post

Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil says it will be just a matter of a few decades.
If Aliens Exist, Here’s How We’ll Find Them - Issue 97: Wonder|Martin Rees & Mario Livio|February 24, 2021|Nautilus
As someone who rejects that view, play futurist for a second: What kind of technologies could displace the Internet?
The Internet Won’t Save Us: Evgeny Morozov’s Stand Against Technology Solutionism|Robert Herritt|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer opens with this quote by the futurist Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky.
Sundance’s Best Documentary: ‘Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer’|Marlow Stern|January 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The best way to do this, he argues, is through an “adhocracy,” a term he borrows from the writer and futurist Alvin Toffler.
‘Resilience’ Author Andrew Zolli on the Secrets of Failure|Jesse Singal|July 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
James P. Othmer is the author of ADLAND: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet and the novel THE FUTURIST.
How Nike Exploits Tiger Woods' Dead Father|James P. Othmer|April 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
James P. Othmer is the author of ADLAND: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet and the novel The Futurist.
Don Draper Takes on Health Care|James P. Othmer|March 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We talked of the possibilities of next year's Salons and disagreed on the subject of futurist painting.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons
Why should you expect in him a super-instinct towards futurist sociology?
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry
What could be more futurist than the coal black sky under which they so contentedly graze?
Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey
The futurist devotees were indignant, but there were enough who were stung by faint suspicion to investigate.
Greenwich Village|Anna Alice Chapin
There is the futurist, post-impressionist poseur who more than half believes in his own pose.
Greenwich Village|Anna Alice Chapin