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soothsayer

sooth·sayer

UK/ˈsuːθˌseɪə/ US/ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

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

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

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