predictornoun [ C ]
uk/prɪˈdɪk.tər//prɪˈdɪk.tɚ/something such as an event or fact that enables you to say what will happen in the future:
One of the best predictors of a student's achievement is the socioeconomic status of the parents.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- nasty
- omen
- projection
- prophetic
- psychic
- read sb's mind idiom
- read sb's palm idiom
- read the runes idiom
- scenario
- scent
- visionary
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