soothsayer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
    forecaster; predictor; prognosticator.

WordNet


Sooth"say`er noun
Definitions
  1. One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.
  2. (Zoöl.) A mantis.

Webster 1913