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seer noun [ ˈsiːə ]

• a person of supposed supernatural insight who sees visions of the future.
• "a seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne"
Similar: prophet, prophetess, sibyl, augur, soothsayer, wise man, wise woman, sage, oracle, prognosticator, prophesier, forecaster of the future, diviner, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, spiritualist, medium, spaeman, spaewife, haruspex, vaticinator, oracler,
• a person who sees something specified.
• "a seer of the future"
Origin: Middle English: from see1 + -er1.

seer noun

• (in South Asia) a varying unit of weight (about one kilogram) or liquid measure (about one litre).
Origin: from Hindi ser .


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