extrapolatorn.
/ᵻkˈstrapəleɪtə/, /ɛkˈstrapəleɪtə/, U.S. /ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪdər/, /ɛkˈstræpəˌleɪdər/ One who extrapolates, esp. in sense 2b of the verb.
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1954 in Webster
1962 M. Clifton Eight Keys to Eden i. 16 There wasn't a single hiccough from the machine to kick out an Extrapolator's signal to watch for anything unusual.
1973 Daily Tel. 16 May 13/1 Once, so the extrapolators conclude, the M5 reaches Devon in 1975, over four million people are expected to visit the 365 square miles of park annually.
1982 Times 4 Nov. 14/4 If one had to define me in one word,..it would be extrapolator. I'm always interested in what's next. It's partly luck and partly intelligent forecasting.
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