seer

English Thesaurus

1. an authoritative person who divines the future (noun.person)

hypernym	:	diviner,
definition	:	someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers (noun.person)

hyponym	:	augur, auspex,
definition	:	(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy (noun.person)

hyponym	:	prophetess,
definition	:	a woman prophet (noun.person)

hyponym	:	sibyl,
definition	:	(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet (noun.person)

2. an observer who perceives visually (noun.person)

hypernym	:	beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient,
definition	:	a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses (noun.person)

3. a person with unusual powers of foresight (noun.person)

hypernym	:	intellect, intellectual,
definition	:	a person who uses the mind creatively (noun.person)

hyponym	:	anticipant, anticipator,
definition	:	one who anticipates (noun.person)

hyponym	:	diviner,
definition	:	someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers (noun.person)

hyponym	:	fantast, futurist,
definition	:	someone who predicts the future (noun.person)

hyponym	:	forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer,
definition	:	someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) (noun.person)

4. an authoritative person who divines the future (noun.person)

derivation	:	vaticinate,
definition	:	foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy (verb.communication)

derivation	:	prophesy, vaticinate,
definition	:	predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration (verb.communication)

derivation	:	enigmatic, oracular,
definition	:	resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought (adj.all)

derivation	:	prophetic, prophetical,
definition	:	foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention (adj.all)

5. an observer who perceives visually (noun.person)

derivation	:	see,
definition	:	perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception)

derivation	:	catch, see, take in, view, watch,
definition	:	see or watch (verb.perception)

6. a person with unusual powers of foresight (noun.person)

derivation	:	envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize,
definition	:	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind (verb.creation)

7. an authoritative person who divines the future (noun.person)

derivation	:	vaticinate,
definition	:	foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy (verb.communication)

derivation	:	prophesy, vaticinate,
definition	:	predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration (verb.communication)

derivation	:	enigmatic, oracular,
definition	:	resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought (adj.all)

derivation	:	prophetic, prophetical,
definition	:	foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention (adj.all)

8. an observer who perceives visually (noun.person)

derivation	:	see,
definition	:	perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight (verb.perception)

derivation	:	catch, see, take in, view, watch,
definition	:	see or watch (verb.perception)

9. a person with unusual powers of foresight (noun.person)

derivation	:	envision, fancy, figure, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize,
definition	:	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind (verb.creation)