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Added 9 October 2026

soothsayer

/ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/ noun

In Latin: vātēs, python, pythonissa Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about soothsayer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge).

Origin

From Middle English sothsaier, zothziggere, by surface analysis, sooth (“truth”) + sayer.

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