futurologist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English futurology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English futurologist From futurology + -ist.
Meanings
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A person who practices futurology.
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. […])
2011, Marvin Harris, Why Nothing Works: The Anthropology of Daily Life, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page vi:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| futurologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (17)
de Futurologe (person) · it futurologo (person) · de Futurologin (person) · fi tulevaisuudentutkija (person) · pt futurólogo (person) · el μελλοντολόγος (person) · es futuróloga (person) · fr futurologue (person) · es futurólogo (person) · pl futurolog (person) · sv framtidsforskare (person) · pt futurologista (person) · pt futurólogo (person) · eo futurologo (person) · ru футуро́лог (person) · fi futurologi (person) · it futurologa (person)