soothsayer

[sooth-sey-er]

noun

1. a person who professes to foretell events.

soothsayer

/ ˈsuːθˌseɪə /

noun

1. a seer or prophet

Word History and Origins

Origin of soothsayer¹

First recorded in 1300–50, soothsayer is from the Middle English word sothseyere, sothseyer. See sooth, say ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Her husband, who would later write witches and sorcerers and soothsayers into “Macbeth,” “The Tempest” and “Julius Caesar,” is taxed by her psychic gifts.

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It led to “SNL Weekend Update” skits of their father, LaVar, who was a soothsayer telling everyone that his boys would be stars while granting any and all interviews to media and fans alike.

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Recall that Penelope was a governess, not a soothsayer.

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She had recently used all her savings to pay for the services of Madame Ionesco, a Gypsy soothsayer of spooky reputation.

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For when she and the children were in London, the semitoothless soothsayer had told Penelope some remarkable things—for example, that there was a curse upon the Incorrigible children.

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