weatherman

American  

[weth-er-man] / ˈwɛð ərˌmæn /

noun

plural

weathermen

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

2. a weathercaster.

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Weatherman ¹ British  

/ ˈwɛðəˌmæn /

noun

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

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weatherman ² British  

/ ˈwɛðəˌmæn /

noun

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

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Gender

See -man.

Etymology

Origin of weatherman

First recorded in 1535–45; weather + man

Example Sentences

“After all, as Bob Dylan famously said, ‘You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

As Bob Dylan famously observed, you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

But when he grew up and became the “Today” weatherman instead, he had the idea to combine his love of weather with his love of animation into a children’s TV series.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

It's a view shared by Alan Sealls, a former TV weatherman who now teaches meteorology at the University of South Alabama, and consults as a forensic meteorologist, providing weather analysis for legal cases.

From BBC • May 1, 2025

The weatherman said it was going to be unseasonably warm, and for once it was the truth.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements