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seer

noun \ˈsir, ˈsē-ər\

: someone who predicts things that will happen in the future

Full Definition of SEER

: one that sees

a : one that predicts events or developments

b : a person credited with extraordinary moral and spiritual insight

: one that practices divination especially by concentrating on a glass or crystal globe

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First Known Use of SEER

14th century

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Synonyms: augur, diviner, forecaster, foreseer, foreteller, fortune-teller, futurist, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, soothsayer, visionary

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

Rhymes with SEER

skier

SEER Defined for Kids

seer

noun \ˈsir\

Definition of SEER for Kids

: a person who predicts events

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