weatherman

[weth -er-man]

noun, plural weath·er·men.

a person who forecasts and reports the weather; meteorologist.
a weathercaster.

Origin of weatherman

First recorded in 1535–45; weather + man¹

Usage note

See -man.

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Contemporary Examples of weatherman

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British Dictionary definitions for weatherman

weatherman

noun plural -men

a person who forecasts the weather, esp one who works in a meteorological office

Weatherman

noun plural -men

US a member of a militant revolutionary group active in the US during the 1970s

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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Word Origin and History for weatherman

"one who observes the weather," 1901, from weather (n.) + man (n.).