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Meaning of "futurologist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUTUROLOGIST

futurologist  [ˌfjuːtʃərˈɒlədʒɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUTUROLOGIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Futurologist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUTUROLOGIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Futurist

Futurists or futurologists are scientists and social scientists whose specialty is futurology, or the attempt to systematically explore predictions and possibilities about the future and how they can emerge from the present, whether that of human society in particular or of life on Earth in general.

Definition of futurologist in the English dictionary

The definition of futurologist in the dictionary is someone who studies or predicts the future of mankind.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUTUROLOGIST


anthropologist
ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst
archaeologist
ˌɑːkɪˈɒlədʒɪst
biologist
baɪˈɒlədʒɪst
cardiologist
ˌkɑːdɪˈɒlədʒɪst
dermatologist
ˌdɜːməˈtɒlədʒɪst
gastroenterologist
ˈɡæstrəʊˈentəˌrɒlədʒɪst
geologist
dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪst
meteorologist
ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒɪst
neurologist
njʊəˈrɒlədʒɪst
oncologist
ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪst
ophthalmologist
ˌɒfθælˈmɒlədʒɪst
otolaryngologist
ˈəʊtəʊˌlærɪŋˈɡɒlədʒɪst
pathologist
pəˈθɒlədʒɪst
philologist
fɪˈlɒlədʒɪst
psychologist
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst
radiologist
ˌreɪdɪˈɒlədʒɪst
sociologist
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪst
technologist
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪst
toxicologist
ˌtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒɪst
urologist
jʊəˈrɒlədʒɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUTUROLOGIST

futural
future
future life
future perfect
future tense
future value
future-proof
futureless
futurelessness
futures
futurism
futurist
futuristic
futuristically
futurities
futurition
futurity
futurological
futurology
futz

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUTUROLOGIST

agist
anesthesiologist
audiologist
child psychologist
climatologist
clinical psychologist
criminologist
diabetologist
ecologist
Egyptologist
endocrinologist
gynaecologist
molecular biologist
neuropsychologist
numerologist
ornithologist
pharmacologist
phytologist
reflexologist
Scientologist
virologist

Synonyms and antonyms of futurologist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «futurologist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUTUROLOGIST

Find out the translation of futurologist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of futurologist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «futurologist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

未来学家
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

futurólogo
570 millions of speakers

English

futurologist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

futurologist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالمستقبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

футуролог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

futurologist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

futurologist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futurologue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Futurologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zukunftsforscher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

未来学者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미래 학자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Futurologist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

futurologist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

futurologist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भविष्यातील तज्ज्ञ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fütürolojist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

futurologo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

futurolog
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

футуролог
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

futurolog
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελλοντολόγος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

futuro loog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

framtidsforskare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

futurolog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of futurologist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTUROLOGIST»

The term «futurologist» is normally little used and occupies the 140.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTUROLOGIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «futurologist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «futurologist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about futurologist

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUTUROLOGIST»

Discover the use of futurologist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to futurologist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The People Business: Psychological Reflections of Management
Known already to the powerful and easily shared, this is frightening indeed. Business futurologists are curiously like hell-fire preachers. They offer a glimpse of a very undesirable future. As one put it “If you think Choosing a futurologist things ...
Adrian Furnham, 2005
2
Technology and Society
Technology and Society illustrates the impact of technological change, both positive and negative, on our world.
Jan L. Harrington, 2011
3
The Last Bling King
'A futurologist,' Greg said. 'I beg your pardon. And how does a futurologist earn enough money to get aboard my Golden Barge? Did you foresee a massive lottery win?' 'Several years ago, I invested as much money as I could in your holding ...
Mike Hockney, 2009
4
Handbook of Research on Sport and Business
... at: http://pixldinc.com/blog/social-media/social-media-strategy-steps-to- successfulimplementation/ (accessed 20 May 2011). Chartered Management Institute (eds) (2001), Alvin Toffler: the futurologist's futurolo gist, available at: http: // ...
S. Sšderman, H. Dolles, 2013
5
China Dreams: 20 Visions of the Future
is seen as a Western practice: a survey of Chinese newspaper and academic articles shows that the term “futurologist” (weilai xuezhe) is characteristically modified as “American futurologist” or “Western futurologist.” Joe Studwell's book The ...
William A. Callahan, 2013
6
Strategic Operations Management
The scenario in Case 12.1 is perhaps not the future for operations management that a firm would wish their customers to perceive, although it may make commercial sense where customers have limited choice (the futurologist was doubtless ...
Steve Brown, John Bessant, Richard Lamming, 2013
7
A comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary
... futuris (D/E) futurist. futurisme (D/E) futurism. futuristik (£) and futuristis (D) futuristic. futurolog (D) futurologist. futurologi (D/E) futurology, pengamil aliran - futurologist. futurologis (D) futurological. futurologiwan (D) futurologist. fuya — > FOYA.
Alan M. Stevens, 2004
8
Knowing Tomorrow?: How Science Deals with the Future
The paradoxical situation arises that futurologists, who apparantly appeal to a large audience and often have a guru-image, make futures research elitist. The futurologist claims to know about future developments and his very existence means ...
Patrick A. Duin, 2007
9
Rhetoric Versus Reality
futurologist. : While India is attaining freedom, she is attaining it in a manner which does not produce joy in the hearts of people or a radiant smile on their faces. Some of those who were charged with the responsibility for the administration of ...
Justice V. R. Krishna Lyer, 2004
10
MEDIA, IDENTITY, AND STRUGGLE IN TW
®futurologist ̄. Alvin Toffler. His work The Third Wave was translated into Chineseinthe early 1980s;all hisworksare saidto have become bestsellers inChina and many of hisphrases havebeen widelyusedin China«s social, economic ...
Rachel Murphy, Vanessa L. Fong, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUTUROLOGIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term futurologist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Moscow Biennale Announces 2015 Program and Keynote by …
A range of participating artists and scholars including Amalia Ulman, Anton Vidokle, futurologist Maya van Leemput, sociologist Saskia Sassen, ... «artnet News, Jul 15»
2
London's Mi-Soul pits itself against the big commercial stations
James Cridland is a radio futurologist, and is Managing Director of media.info, a companion website to radioinfo and AsiaRadioToday. «Radioinfo, Jul 15»
3
Apple Loop: Frustrating iPhone 6S Leaks, iOS 8.4's Nasty Surprise …
Radio futurologist James Cridland has reviewed Beats 1, and the industry expert is not impressed: Apple have launched a live, linear radio ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Tomorrow's World futurologist James Burke is back - and he's still …
Fifty years ago this week, Tomorrow's World started a 38-year run of weekly TV programmes designed to showcase what Prime Minister Harold ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
5
Smart Cities' 4 Biggest Security Challenges
As futurologist Dr. Simon Moores said at the IFSEC conference last month, the task of integrating an entire city of buildings outfitted with smart ... «Dark Reading, Jul 15»
6
Walt Disney Family Museum to Feature Tomorrowland Exhibit …
... a technological innovator, science fiction storyteller, and futurologist by spotlighting his vision of Disneyland's groundbreaking Tomorrowland. «LaughingPlace.com, Jul 15»
7
Does Pandora stand a chance against Apple Music?
... like "radio futurologist" James Cridland have claimed it's much better than the "surprisingly me-too product" iTunes Radio). Indeed, it seems ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
8
The next step of evolution: socially responsible wealth managers
Futurologist Mark Stevenson warns that if private client investment managers want to maintain their wealth, they had better start putting it to ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Cridland's weekly links about radio's future
James Cridland is a radio futurologist, and is Managing Director of media.info, a companion website to radioinfo and AsiaRadioToday. «Radioinfo, Jun 15»
10
Women focus on future
SHE boasts the rather unusual title of futurologist and this September international speaker Anna Littleboy will bring her insights to the ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Futurologist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/futurologist>. Apr 2024 ».
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