futurist

[ fyoo-cher-ist ]

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.: Compare presentist, preterist.

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

adjective

Origin of futurist

1
From the Italian word futurista, dating back to 1835–45. See future, -ist

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