prophet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an authoritative person who divines the future
    oracle; vaticinator; seer; prophesier.
  2. noun someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

WordNet

Proph"et noun
Etymology
F. prophète, L. propheta, fr. Gr. , literally, one who speaks for another, especially, one who speaks for a god an interprets his will to man, fr. to say beforehand; for, before + to say or speak. See Fame.
Definitions
  1. One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.
  2. One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
  3. An interpreter; a spokesman. R. Ex. vii. 1.
  4. (Zoöl.) A mantis.

Webster 1913