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Soothsayer

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsuθˌseɪɚ

Definitions

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

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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

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

Soothsayers Soothsaying Sootier Sootiest Sootily Sootiness

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