forecaster

English

Etymology

From forecast +‎ -er.

Noun

forecaster (plural forecasters)

A person who forecasts.
- 1995, Keith Kyker, Christopher Curchy, Video projects for elementary and middle schools, page 79:
  Students will be surprised to see the weather forecaster is not really standing in front of the maps. These are keyed in electronically; the forecaster stands in front of a green/blue screen.
A software program or algorithm that forecasts.

Derived terms

weather forecaster

Translations

A person who predicts future outcomes based on current and past evidence.

Maori: kaimatapae
Polish: prognozer (pl) m, prognosta (pl) m
Spanish: pronosticador (es) m
Swahili: mtabiri (sw)

Anagrams

foster care, fostercare

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