as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
the carnival's fortune-teller should have predicted that I'd pass right by her
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Recent Examples of fortune-teller
This year's group of pups is ready to wow football fans with their prediction and is aiming to have a better track record than last year's fluffy Super Bowl fortune tellers.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This is probably better answered by fortune tellers and movie makers.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Some visit fortune tellers to see what's in store for the coming year.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Every year, Pop Culture Happy Hour tries to play fortune teller by predicting what will happen in the world of pop culture.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This is probably better answered by fortune tellers and movie makers.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Some visit fortune tellers to see what's in store for the coming year.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Every year, Pop Culture Happy Hour tries to play fortune teller by predicting what will happen in the world of pop culture.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-teller
Noun
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While some people died in the fire of smoke inhalation, others, including the 33-year-old prophet, suffered fatal gunshot wounds.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Cut to: Hampton reading from The Book of Jonah, a section of the Old Testament perhaps best known for the titular prophet getting swallowed by a whale.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Fortune-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-teller. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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