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soothsayer

[ sooth-sey-er ]

/ ˈsuθˌseɪ ər /

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noun

a person who professes to foretell events.

Origin of soothsayer

First recorded in 1300–50, soothsayer is from the Middle English word sothseyere, sothseyer. See sooth, say¹, -er¹

Words nearby soothsayer

sooth, soothe, soothfast, soothing, soothsay, soothsayer, soothsaying, sooty, sooty blotch, sooty grouse, sooty mold

Example sentences from the Web for soothsayer

No wonder they were often considered bad omens: no soothsayer could tell when one might appear.

Comet Surfing on a Rocket |Matthew R. Francis |August 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A soothsayer warned Julius Caesar about the Ides of March—a catastrophe looming in the middle of the month.

Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed |Alex Horton |May 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But soothsayer Simon Cowell, who created and judges the show, saw the future.

One Direction Is a Boy Band That Proves You Can Be Both Famous and Unknown |Kevin Fallon |August 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Rapture did not come to pass on May 21, but soothsayer Harold Camping has rescheduled it for this Friday.

8 Questions About the New Rapture |David A. Graham |October 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

The grief of the royal pair is extreme, and they ask the soothsayer for advice what to do.

Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) |Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
The seat of the soothsayer was placed in an eminent situation, and covered with pillows filled with the softest eider down.

The Pirate |Sir Walter Scott
I am no soothsayer, but I can tell which must go down in the charge, and never to hold up his head again.

The Son of Clemenceau |Alexandre (fils) Dumas
And yet Nicias, would you allow that you are yourself a soothsayer, or are you neither a soothsayer nor courageous?

Laches |Plato
I was sure that the soothsayer was talking about me; that knave knew his business; I heartily commend him to the sex.

My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) |Charles Paul de Kock

British Dictionary definitions for soothsayer

soothsayer

/ (ˈsuːθˌseɪə) /

noun

a seer or prophet