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soothsayer noun [ ˈsuːθseɪə ]

• a person supposed to be able to foresee the future.
Similar: prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, augur, wise man, wise woman, sage, oracle, prognosticator, prophesier, forecaster of the future, diviner, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, spiritualist, medium, palmist, palm reader, spaeman, spaewife, haruspex, vaticinator, oracler,
Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘person who speaks the truth’): see sooth.


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