futurologist

English

Etymology

futurology +‎ -ist

Noun

futurologist (plural futurologists)

  1. A person who practices futurology.
    Synonym: futurist
    • 2011, Marvin Harris, Why Nothing Works: The Anthropology of Daily Life‎, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page vi:
      Although I do not pretend to be a futurologist, I would be embarrassed if my view of the trends and causes of social life in the United States had become invalid in such a short interval. (It is easy to be a success as a futurologist as long as your predictions are about what's going to happen fifty years ahead. No one can prove you wrong until fifty years go by. […] )

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