soothsayer
English
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
soothsayer
- /ˈsuθˌseɪɚ/ US
- /ˈsuːθˌseɪə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English sothsaier, zothziggere, by surface analysis, sooth (“truth”) + sayer.
noun soothsayers · southsayer
- One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner. It is a great pleasure to be with you today and to speak to you concerning the future of medicine. In so doing, I do not wish to pose as a soothsayer or crystal gazer.
- A mantis (Mantodea spp.)
- One who tells the truth; a truthful person.
- A double dart moth (Graphiphora augur).
Translations
Every language
noun one who predicts the future
| Español | adivino, adivina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 점쟁이 jeomjaeng'i |
| 日本語 | 占い師 uranaishi |
| 中文 | 預言家 /预言家 yùyánjiā, 算命家 suànmìngjiā |
| Português | adivinho, adivinha |
| Français | prophète, prophétesse, devin |
| Deutsch | Seher, Seherin, Wahrsager, Wahrsagerin, Zeichendeuter, Spökenkieker |
| Italiano | indovino, indovina |
| Ελληνικά | μάντις mántis |
| Русский | проро́к prorók, предсказа́тель predskazátelʹ, предсказа́тельница predskazátelʹnica, прови́дец provídec, прови́дица provídica, прорица́тель proricátelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thầy bói |
| العربية | عَرَّاف ʕarrāf, بَصّار baṣṣār, مُتَنبِّئ, مُتَكَهِّن mutakahhin |
noun one who tells the truth
| العربية | كاهِن kāhin |
|---|
Talk about this word "soothsayer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soothsayer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. soothsayer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/soothsayer "soothsayer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soothsayer.Cite this
@misc{soothsayer_2026,
title = {soothsayer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soothsayer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
