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soothsayer definition

sooth·sayer (-ər)

noun

  1. Historical a person who professes to foretell the future
  2. mantis

Etymology: ME sothseyere, one who speaks the truth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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