seer
noun
ˈsir 
ˈsē-ər
1
: one that sees
2
a
: one that predicts events or developments
b
: a person credited with extraordinary moral and spiritual insight
3
: one that practices divination especially by concentrating on a glass or crystal globe
Synonyms
- augur
- diviner
- forecaster
- foreseer
- foreteller
- fortune-teller
- futurist
- prognosticator
- prophesier
- prophet
- soothsayer
- visionary
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Example Sentences
several leading Wall Street seers have cautioned investors to prepare for a downturn in the economy
Recent Examples on the Web Rebecca Rittenhouse is our seer, Maggie, with supporting turns by David Del Rio, Chloe Bridges, Chris Elliott, and Kerri Kenney. 
Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 It’s when Nick and Nigel get stuck trying to come up with a story for their musical that the old seer is asked to pluck an as-yet-unwritten Shakespeare winner from the future. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 Identity becomes a performance of shifting perceptions between the seer and the seen. Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 On stage at the conference, President Nelson — prophet, seer, and relevator — is finally speaking. Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 Like Ernst and his fellow Surrealists, the German sees himself as an artist-seer. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The Northman sees Amleth commune with the astral projection of a mystic seer, fight a walking skeleton to claim a special sword, and chat to the disembodied head of an old friend. David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2022 Eventually, Amleth’s military escapades are interrupted by the seer (a joyously weird one-scene performance by Björk) and, later on, the news that his uncle has settled in Iceland with Gudrún. David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2022 Any political seer who can accurately forecast gas prices when Americans vote in the fall should be on Wall Street rather than predicting elections. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 See More
Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 It’s when Nick and Nigel get stuck trying to come up with a story for their musical that the old seer is asked to pluck an as-yet-unwritten Shakespeare winner from the future. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 Identity becomes a performance of shifting perceptions between the seer and the seen. Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 On stage at the conference, President Nelson — prophet, seer, and relevator — is finally speaking. Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2022 Like Ernst and his fellow Surrealists, the German sees himself as an artist-seer. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The Northman sees Amleth commune with the astral projection of a mystic seer, fight a walking skeleton to claim a special sword, and chat to the disembodied head of an old friend. David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2022 Eventually, Amleth’s military escapades are interrupted by the seer (a joyously weird one-scene performance by Björk) and, later on, the news that his uncle has settled in Iceland with Gudrún. David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 Apr. 2022 Any political seer who can accurately forecast gas prices when Americans vote in the fall should be on Wall Street rather than predicting elections. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
seer
noun
ˈsir
: a person who predicts events
seer
noun
as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments several leading Wall Street seers have cautioned investors to prepare for a downturn in the economy Synonyms & Similar Words
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