soothsayer
pronunciation
How to pronounce soothsayer in British English:
UK [ˈsu:θseɪə(r)]
How to pronounce soothsayer in American English:
US [ˈsuθˌseɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Word Origin
- soothsayer (n.)
- mid-14c., zoþ ziggere (Kentish), "one who speaks truth,;" late 14c., sothseggere, "fortune-teller;" see sooth + say. Old English had soðsagu "act of speaking the truth."
Example
- 1. A soothsayer in my village says I 'll find a sword .
- 2. What does warren buffett , billionaire investor and economic soothsayer , like this week ?
- 3. What does warren buffett , billionaire investor and economic soothsayer , like this week ? Buffett likes japan .
- 4. Soothsayer then ignited and witchcraft is said to ward off demons wandering around strange .
- 5. One doesn 't have to search through ancient texts and soothsayer pronouncements to find more modern apocalyptic visions .