Foreteller

/fɔrˈtɛlər/ noun

Definition

A person who predicts or tells what will happen in the future; a prophet or fortune teller.

Etymology

From foretell + -er (a suffix meaning 'one who does'). The word combines fore- (before) + tell + -er to name someone whose job is predicting future events.

Kelly Says

A foreteller is basically a fortune teller with a fancier vocabulary—using the word makes predictions sound more serious and mystical, which is probably why fantasy novels love this term over 'predictor.'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስክር
mis-kir
ARالعربية
النبي
an-nabi
BNবাংলা
অনুমানকারী
anu-ma-na-kar-ee
CACatalà
predictor
pre-di-ktor
CSČeština
prorok
pro-rok
DADansk
forudsiger
for-u-d-si-ger
DEDeutsch
Voraussager
fo-rauss-a-ger
ELΕλληνικά
προφήτης
pro-phe-tis
ESEspañol
predicador
pre-di-ka-dor
FAفارسی
پیشگویی‌کننده
pee-sheh-goo-ee-she-na-ke
FISuomi
ennustaja
en-nu-st-aja
FRFrançais
prédicteur
pre-di-k-teur
GUGU
પ્રેક્ષક
pra-ek-sh-ak
HAHA
maganin
ma-ga-nin
HEעברית
נביא
ne-via
HIहिन्दी
भविष्यवाणीकर्ता
bha-vi-sha-va-ni-kar-ta
HUMagyar
jósló
jos-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
peramal
pe-ra-mal
IGIG
onye na-ahịa
o-nye na-a-hia
ITItaliano
preveditore
pre-ve-di-to-re
JA日本語
予言者
yo-en-sha
KKKK
көреген
ko-re-gen
KMKM
ព្រះបាទ
preah ba-at
KO한국어
예언자
ye-eon-ja
MRMR
प्रवचनकार
pra-va-chan-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
peramal
pe-ra-mal
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က သိကြားပြောဆို
kyun-taw-ka thi-kya-prao-so
NLNederlands
voorspeller
vo-or-spel-ler
NONorsk
forutsigende
for-ut-si-gen-de
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰેdictions
pra-ed-ik-sh-ons
PLPolski
prorok
pro-rok
PTPortuguês
predizidor
pre-diz-i-dor
RORomână
previzionist
pre-viz-io-nist
RUРусский
пророку
pro-ro-ku
SVSvenska
förutseare
for-u-tse-are
SWKiswahili
mtabiri
m-ta-bi-ri
TAதமிழ்
நிகழ்வுகளை முன்னறிவிப்பவர்
ni-kzh-vu-ka-lai mu-nun-a-ri-vi-ppa-var
TEతెలుగు
ఊహించగలవాడు
oo-ha-in-cha-ga-la-va-adu
THไทย
ผู้ทำนาย
poo tham-nai
TLTL
mangangamba
man-ga-ngam-ba
TRTürkçe
kehanetçi
keh-a-net-chi
UKУкраїнська
пророк
pro-rok
URاردو
پیشگو
peesh-goo
VITiếng Việt
người tiên tri
nguoi tien tri
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀
o-ro
ZH中文
预言家
yù yán jiā
ZUZU
umthunzi
um-thun-zi

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