| 单词 | prognosticator |
| 释义 | prognosticator (once / 55490 pages) n WORD FAMILY prognosticator: prognosticators+/prognosis: prognoses, prognostic, prognosticate/prognostic: prognostically, prognostics/prognosticate: prognosticated, prognosticates, prognosticating, prognostication, prognosticative, prognosticator/prognostication: prognostications/prognosticative: nonprognosticative USAGE EXAMPLESThis time around, the unpredictable president-elect has the prognosticators doing some intellectual gymnastics. Wall Street Journal(Nov 25, 2016) The disaster of the 2016 election forecasts is not dissimilar, with a series of mistakes building upon one another to lead prognosticators astray. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) Ms. Adams is considered by Oscar prognosticators to be a contender for best actress at next year’s Academy Awards. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) n someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper forecaster, predictor, soothsayer Michel de Notredame French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566) astrologer, astrologist someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon fortune teller, fortunetellera person who foretells your personal future chiromancer, palmist, palmisterfortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms sibyla woman who tells fortunes illusionist, seer, visionary a person with unusual powers of foresight |
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