prognosticator

[ prog-nos-ti-key-ter ]

/ prɒgˈnɒs tɪˌkeɪ tər /

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noun

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.

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.

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Origin of prognosticator

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

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How to use prognosticator in a sentence

The strange offseason was just the first shock to the prognosticating system.
Losing Money Betting On College Football This Year? You’re Not Alone.|Richard Johnson|December 16, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
One Washington prognosticator, however, stands above the rest.
Dick Morris: World's Worst Political Pundit?|Noah Kristula-Green|August 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He is," said political prognosticator Charlie Cook, "gregarious and cunning.
Capitol Hill's New Ruling Class|Lloyd Grove|November 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Behavior is just not the reliable prognosticator we imagine it to be.
The New Child-Testing Craze|Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman|February 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He considered himself a prognosticator; and, what was more unfortunate, some eminent persons really thought he was.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli
The Mole has long been recorded as a prognosticator of change of weather, before which it becomes very active.
Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.|John Timbs
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

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