futurist

American  

[fyoo-cher-ist] / ˈfyu tʃər ɪst /

noun

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

2. Theology. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse will be fulfilled in the future.

3. Also futurologist a person whose occupation or specialty is the forecasting of future events, conditions, or developments.

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adjective

1. futuristic.

Etymology

Origin of futurist

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

Example Sentences

Expert futurists, Mr. Foster shows, disagree over how much the future lends itself to human control and foreknowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ask a futurist about self-driving cars, and you’ll hear an exciting story: traffic that flows like clockwork, pedestrians stepping into the street without fear, and collisions so rare they make the news.

From The Wall Street Journal

In September, at the IAA auto show in Munich, tastemakers got a first look at the Concept C, representing Audi’s next design language—fresh, futurist, aspirational, optimistic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Western players, in contrast, tend to act as futurists for ultimate solutions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some archivists and futurists see this return to print as a way to counter a "digital dark age" - the idea that photos, videos and text might become unreadable as technology changes.

From BBC