as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
the carnival's fortune-teller should have predicted that I'd pass right by her
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Recent Examples of fortune-teller
Essentially, foresight transforms the manager's role from fortune-teller to cultural anthropologist, decoding the complex tapestry of the present to guide the brand through the ever-changing business environment of tomorrow.
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Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
At that point, the story was smaller in scale and didn’t involve any curses or fortune tellers.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
This year's group of pups is ready to wow football fans with their prediction and is aiming to have a better track record than last year's fluffy Super Bowl fortune tellers.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This is probably better answered by fortune tellers and movie makers.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
At that point, the story was smaller in scale and didn’t involve any curses or fortune tellers.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
This year's group of pups is ready to wow football fans with their prediction and is aiming to have a better track record than last year's fluffy Super Bowl fortune tellers.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This is probably better answered by fortune tellers and movie makers.
—Chris Boudreau, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-teller
Noun
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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New prophets competed to revive her army in their image.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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For them, the Nazarene is not a charlatan, but an upright man, one who has courage, who speaks well and says the right things, like other great prophets in the history of Israel.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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“Fortune-teller.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune-teller. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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