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单词 soothsayer
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soothsayer

(suːθseɪəʳ)
Word forms: plural soothsayers
countable noun
In former times, soothsayers were people who believed they could see into the future and say what was going to happen.
Synonyms: prophet, diviner, oracle, fortune-teller More Synonyms of soothsayer

soothsayer in British English

(ˈsuːθˌseɪə)
noun
a seer or prophet

soothsayer in American English

(suθˌseɪər)
noun
1.  Obsolete
a person who professes to foretell the future
2. 
mantis
Word origin
ME sothseyere, one who speaks the truth

Examples of 'soothsayer' in a sentence
soothsayer

Yours is the kind of question that needs to be taken to a real soothsayer, an archetypal Oracle, perhaps.
Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (1993)
Moncada caressed his little vial as a soothsayer might caress a good-luck charm.
Collins, Larry BLACK EAGLES (1993)
(noun) 
Definition
a person who makes predictions about the future
You don't have to be a soothsayer to predict his likely tactics.
Synonyms
prophet
Merlin, the legendary magician and prophet
diviner
I was called Merlin the diviner.
oracle
Ancient peoples consulted the oracle and the shaman for advice.
fortune-teller
The fortune-teller gazed into her crystal ball.
forecaster
Cassandra
seer
the writings of the 16th century French seer, Nostradamus
clairvoyant
You don't need to be a clairvoyant to see how this is going to turn out.
augur
sibyl
prognosticator
prophesier

Additional synonyms

in the sense of clairvoyant
Definition
a person claiming to have the power to foretell future events
You don't need to be a clairvoyant to see how this is going to turn out.
Synonyms
psychic,
diviner,
prophet,
visionary,
oracle,
seer,
augur,
fortune-teller,
soothsayer,
sibyl,
prophetess,
haruspex,
telepath,
telepathist
in the sense of diviner
I was called Merlin the diviner.
Synonyms
psychic,
prophet,
visionary,
oracle,
astrologer,
seer,
clairvoyant,
augur,
fortune teller,
soothsayer,
sibyl,
crystal-gazer
in the sense of fortune-teller
Definition
a person who claims to predict events in other people's lives
The fortune-teller gazed into her crystal ball.
Synonyms
seer,
diviner,
psychic,
prophet,
visionary,
oracle,
clairvoyant,
augur,
predictor,
soothsayer,
sibyl,
prophetess,
crystal-gazer,
haruspex,
telepath,
telepathist

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soothsayer

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of oracle
Definition
a shrine in ancient Greece or Rome at which gods were consulted through the medium of a priest or priestess for advice or prophecy
Ancient peoples consulted the oracle and the shaman for advice.
Synonyms
prophet,
diviner,
sage,
seer,
clairvoyant,
augur,
soothsayer,
sibyl,
prophesier
in the sense of seer
Definition
a person who can supposedly see into the future
the writings of the 16th century French seer, Nostradamus
Synonyms
prophet,
augur,
predictor,
soothsayer,
sibyl
in the sense of sibyl
Definition
(in ancient Greece and Rome) a prophetess
Synonyms
prophetess,
oracle,
Cassandra,
seer,
Pythia,
pythoness
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