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Meaning of Soothsayer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈsuθˌseɪɚ

Definitions

One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.
A mantis (Mantodea spp.)
One who tells the truth; a truthful person.
obsolete
A double dart moth (Graphiphora augur).

Equivalents

العربية العرّاف بَصّار عراف كاهن كلداني متكهّن مُتَنَبِّئ

Bosanski devin još prorok šeher пророк

Čeština věštec

Dansk seer spåmand

Deutsch Hellseher Seher Seherin Spökenkieker Wahrsager Wahrsagerin Weissager Zeichendeuter

Ελληνικά μάντις

Español adivina adivino

Suomi ennustaja totuudenpuhuja

Français devin prophète prophétesse

Gaeilge bean feasa fáidh fáidheadóir fáistineach

Gàidhlig fiosaiche

Galego adiviño agoireiro

Hrvatski devin još prorok šeher пророк

Magyar jós

Հայերեն գուշակ

Íslenska spákona spámaður

Italiano indovina indovino

日本語占い師

한국어 점쟁이

Kurdî kahîn şeer şeher

Latina auguratrix divinator incantator propheta python pythonissa sortilegus vates

Latviešu pareģis

Македонски гаталец

Nederlands profeet toekomstvoorspeller toekomstvoorspelster waarzegger waarzegster wittiger

Polski prorok przepowiednik widun wieszcz wieszczek

Português adivinha adivinho

Русский вещу́н вещу́нья предсказа́тель предсказа́тельница прови́дец прови́дица прорица́тель прорица́тельница пророк

Српски devin još prorok šeher пророк

Svenska siare sierska spåkvinna spåman

ไทย ผู้ทำนาย

Türkçe falcı kâhin

Українська авгур віщу́н ворожка прови́дець прові́сник пророк

Tiếng Việt thầy bói

Examples

“It is a great pleasure to be with you today and to speak to you concerning the future of medicine. In so doing, I do not wish to pose as a soothsayer or crystal gazer.”

“The past twenty years have seen their share of soothsayers ready to predict with conviction one extreme or another of the alternative futures I have presented.”

“The doomsday prophet / Whose words have all come true / The naysaying soothsayer / So cynical and blue”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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