soothsayer

Questions about soothsayer

What does soothsayer mean?

soothsayer means "someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)".

How many syllables are in soothsayer?

soothsayer has 3 syllables: sooth-sa-yer. The stress falls on "sa". In IPA it is /ˌsuθˈseɪɚ/.

What is another word for soothsayer?

Close synonyms include forecaster, predictor, prognosticator. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is soothsayer a common word?

soothsayer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with soothsayer?

2 words rhyme with soothsayer. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.