noun
an authoritative person who divines the future
• Syn: ↑prophet, ↑oracle, ↑seer, ↑vaticinator
• Derivationally related forms: ↑vaticinate (for: ↑vaticinator), ↑oracular (for: ↑oracle), ↑prophetic (for: ↑prophet)
• Hypernyms: ↑diviner
• Hyponyms: ↑augur, ↑auspex, ↑prophetess, ↑sibyl
Useful english dictionary. 2012.