noun
Meaning 1
A person who forecasts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
forecaster
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːkɑːstə/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈfɔɹkæstəɹ/
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Canada, General-American: [ˈfɔɹ.kæs.tɚ]
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Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈfoːkaːstə/
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CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R K AE2 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A software program or algorithm that forecasts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: visionary, illusionist, seer
Narrower terms: astrologer, astrologist, fortuneteller, fortune teller
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English forecast Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English forecaster From forecast + -er.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Māori: kaimatapae — A person who predicts future outcomes based on current and past evidence.
- Polish: prognozer — A person who predicts future outcomes based on current and past evidence.
- Polish: prognosta — A person who predicts future outcomes based on current and past evidence.
- Spanish: pronosticador — A person who predicts future outcomes based on current and past evidence.
- Swahili: mtabiri — A person who predicts future outcomes based on current and past evidence.