Prognosticator
(noun)
- A person who makes predictions about future events or developments.
- An expert or specialist in the field of forecasting or prediction.
Origin:
From the latin word "prognosticator" meaning predictor, from "prognosticate" meaning to predict, from "pro-" meaning before and "gnosticus" meaning knowing.
Examples:
- The prognosticator predicted a mild winter.
- The political prognosticator was wrong about the outcome of the election.
- The financial prognosticator was spot on with his prediction of the market trend.
- The weather prognosticator was off with his forecast for the storm.
- The sports prognosticator was correct about the team's chances of winning the championship.