Forespencer

/ˈfɔːrˌspɛnsər/ noun

Definition

One who spends or distributes resources in advance; a steward or advance supplier.

Etymology

From 'fore-' + 'spenser' (from 'spend' + '-er,' where 'spenser' is an archaic term for a steward or larder-keeper). Rare and largely obsolete by modern English.

Kelly Says

This is pure Medieval English—a forespencer was literally the person responsible for distributing food and supplies before feasts or journeys. It's a job title that completely disappeared when supply chains got boring.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስክር
mis-kir
ARالعربية
مؤشر
mu'ashar
BNবাংলা
পূর্বাভাসক
poor-bo-bha-sak
CACatalà
premonitor
pre-moh-nee-tor
CSČeština
prorok
pro-rok
DADansk
forudsiger
for-ud-si-ger
DEDeutsch
Vorbote
for-bo-te
ELΕλληνικά
προφήτης
pro-fitis
ESEspañol
premonitor
pre-moh-nee-tor
FAفارسی
پیشگویی
peesh-goo-yee
FISuomi
ennustaja
en-nus-ta-ja
FRFrançais
précurseur
pre-kur-soor
GUGU
પૂર્વજ્ઞા
poorv-jnya
HAHA
manawa
ma-na-wa
HEעברית
נביא
navi
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वसूचक
poorv-soochhak
HUMagyar
jóslató
yos-la-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengamal
peng-a-mal
IGIG
ọrụ
oh-roo
ITItaliano
precursore
pre-kur-so-re
JA日本語
予言者
yo-en-sha
KKKK
көрсеткі
kor-set-ki
KMKM
ព្រោះ
proh
KO한국어
전언자
jeon-eon-ja
MRMR
पूर्वसूचक
poorv-soochhak
MSBahasa Melayu
peramalan
pe-ra-ma-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
voorspeller
voor-spel-ler
NONorsk
forutsigelse
for-ut-si-gelse
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰੇਖ
pra-ekh
PLPolski
prorok
pro-rok
PTPortuguês
precursor
pre-kuur-sor
RORomână
prevestitor
pre-ves-ti-tor
RUРусский
предвестник
predvestnik
SVSvenska
förorakel
for-o-ra-kel
SWKiswahili
mwanabii
mwa-na-bii
TAதமிழ்
விபரீதம்
vi-pa-ree-tham
TEతెలుగు
అంచనా
an-chana
THไทย
ผู้บ่งบอก
phoo bing bok
TLTL
mangangamba
man-gan-gam-ba
TRTürkçe
öncü
ön-chü
UKУкраїнська
пророк
pro-rok
URاردو
پیشگو
pees-goo
VITiếng Việt
người tiên báo
nguoi tien bao
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀
oh-ro
ZH中文
预兆者
yùzhào zhě
ZUZU
umengisi
oo-men-gee-see

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