weatherman
[weth -er-man]
- a person who forecasts and reports the weather; meteorologist.
- a weathercaster.
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Origin of weatherman
Usage note
See -man.
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This weatherman gets a little aroused... er, excited to predict the path of a tropical storm.
Roberts resides in Manhattan with her husband, NBC weatherman Al Roker, and their two children.
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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, fellas.
Smith, co-host Maggie Rodriguez and weatherman Dave Price all lost their morning spots in the latest shakeup.
weatherman
- a person who forecasts the weather, esp one who works in a meteorological office
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Weatherman
- US a member of a militant revolutionary group active in the US during the 1970s
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Word Origin for Weatherman
C20: name adopted from a line in Bob Dylan's song ``Subterranean Homesick Blues'': "You don't need a weatherman To know which way the wind blows."
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