forecaster
pronunciation
How to pronounce forecaster in British English:
UK [ˈfɔ:kɑ:stə(r)]
How to pronounce forecaster in American English:
US [ˈfɔrkæstər]
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- Noun:
- someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Word Origin
- forecaster (n.)
- 1630s, agent noun from forecast (v.).
Example
- 1. In practice , the forward market is a poor forecaster .
- 2. Copper is reckoned to go one better : it earned its moniker of " dr copper " for its supposed ability as an economic forecaster .
- 3. He finds that the better known the forecaster , the less accurate the forecast .
- 4. Sun jisong , the chief forecaster at the beijing meteorological bureau , cautioned that part of the apparent increase in extreme weather might be due to more advanced observation techniques and improved recording .
- 5. " Extreme weather will be more frequent in the future due to the instability of the atmosphere , and global warming might be the indirect cause , " the forecaster told the english-language paper .