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I wasn't in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked.
Jon Ronson

Meaning of "soothsayer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOOTHSAYER

soothsayer  [ˈsuːθˌseɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOOTHSAYER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soothsayer 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 SOOTHSAYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of soothsayer in the English dictionary

The definition of soothsayer in the dictionary is a seer or prophet.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOOTHSAYER


aldea
ælˈdeɪə
assayer
æˈseɪə
calisaya
ˌkælɪˈseɪə
doomsayer
ˈduːmseɪə
Eritrea
ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə
essayer
ˈɛseɪə
Gaia
ˈɡeɪə
gainsayer
ˌɡeɪnˈseɪə
Himalaya
ˌhɪməˈleɪə
layer
ˈleɪə
MP3-player
ˌempiːˈθriːˌpleɪə
multiplayer
ˈmʌltɪˌpleɪə
naysayer
ˈneɪseɪə
payer
ˈpeɪə
player
ˈpleɪə
sayer
ˈseɪə
slayer
ˈsleɪə
surveyor
sɜːˈveɪə
taxpayer
ˈtæksˌpeɪə
yeasayer
ˈyeɪˌseɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOOTHSAYER

sooth
soothe
soother
soothfast
soothfastly
soothfastness
soothful
soothing
soothingly
soothingness
soothlich
soothly
soothsaid
soothsay
soothsaying
sootier
sootiest
sootily
sooting
sootless

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOOTHSAYER

basketball player
bass player
boundary layer
bricklayer
CD player
DVD player
football player
Mayer
metayer
monolayer
MP3 player
multilayer
on a wing and a prayer
prayer
soccer player
sprayer
team player
tennis player
the Lord´s Prayer
video player

Synonyms and antonyms of soothsayer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOOTHSAYER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «soothsayer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of soothsayer

Translation of «soothsayer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOOTHSAYER

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

Translator English - Chinese

占卜者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adivino
570 millions of speakers

English

soothsayer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भविष्यवक्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العراف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прорицатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adivinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভবিষ্যদ্বক্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

devin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tukang periuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wahrsager
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予言者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점쟁이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soothsayer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà tiên tri
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னறிவிப்போன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोथोएयर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kâhin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sortilego
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieszcz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віщун
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ghicitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μάντης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

waarsêer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

soothsayer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spåmann
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soothsayer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOOTHSAYER»

The term «soothsayer» is regularly used and occupies the 103.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOOTHSAYER» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SOOTHSAYER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soothsayer.
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Jon Ronson
I wasn't in any way a kind of soothsayer or not surprised when Sept. 11 happened. I was absolutely shocked.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOOTHSAYER»

Discover the use of soothsayer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soothsayer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soothsayer
Set in the same world as Resnick's Santiago novels, this first novel in a new trilogy introduces Mouse, a hard-bitten, cynical woman and professional thief, who finds herself in deep trouble when her attempt to rescue a seemingly helpless ...
Mike Resnick, Michael D. Resnick, 2005
2
Soothsayer
Soothsayer is a nonlinear sideshow featuring the Holy Ghost, transgressive sexuality, superstition and a host of dead relatives.
Noah Tysick, 2005
3
Asterix and the Soothsayer
When a sinister visitor arrives in Asterix's village and claims to be a soothsayer, all the villagers believe him except Asterix.
René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, 2005
4
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer!: Fortunes You'd ...
Step into the shoes of a Mayan soothsayer's son and learn about the Mayan culture and religion of ancient Mexico and Central America.
Rupert Matthews, 2008
5
A soothsayer tested: Somali folktales
115 somaliske folkeeventyr.
G. L. Kapchit︠s︡, 2006
6
The soothsayer's handbook: a guide to bad signs & good ...
A do-it-yourself guide to reading character and telling fortunes using ESP, astrology, palmistry, numerology, playing cards, tea leaves, dice, dominoes, and crystal balls.
Elinor Lander Horwitz, 1972
7
Sir Seth Thistlethwaite and the Soothsayer's Shoes
The ruthless Prince Quincy has stolen the wise wizard's magical soothsaying shoes, and Sir Seth and Sir Ollie must retrieve them with the help of a saber-toothed sloth and a ghost king.
Richard Thake, 2010
8
The Soothsayer (1919)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Verner Von Heidenstam, 2010
9
To Analyze Delight: A Hedonist Criticism of Shakespeare
In fact, as both the Soothsayer and Artemidorus proclaim their intention to find a good place before the procession arrives, and there 'wait' for Caesar, the scene can, and sometimes very powerfully does, begin with the two of them alone on an  ...
Gary Taylor, 1984
10
Daily Life of the Aztecs
For example, soon after the child was born, the family summoned a wise man, or soothsayer, to determine the signs under which the child had been born. The soothsayer questioned the family to determine the exact moment of birth, especially ...
Davíd Carrasco, Scott Sessions, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOOTHSAYER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soothsayer is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Catholic priest is not a soothsayer - Archbishop Kaigama
“He is not a soothsayer … or an apostle of a Christianity that does not tolerate ... election results or sees visions for people - that would make him a soothsayer. «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»
2
Oedipus Debt: The Greek Financial Tragedy
SOOTHSAYER: It seems that Laius, the previous king, hid the true size of the deficit through some sorcery called "derivatives." It allowed him to transmute loans ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
This artistic soothsayer offers kindness to aid people with mental …
Belly dancing, a typewritten fortune note and work as a high school sexual health educator seem, well, completely unrelated. But 29-year-old Andrea Yacyshyn ... «MetroNews Canada, May 15»
4
Singapore sorcerer, India soothsayer
For those Indians who have followed Lee Kuan Yew's remarkable legacy, it offers an eerie contrast between how he successfully steered his country's ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Mar 15»
5
Social Media — A Soothsayer?
Doctor Sean Young heads up UCLA's Center for Digital Behavior. He brought researchers together to figure out… (Dr. Young) “How can we use social data to ... «FOX News Radio, Jan 15»
6
A soothsayer for the digital age
She thought it had to be a glitch. Still, in 2012, Cuba experienced a severe cholera outbreak, the first of its kind in 130 years. And while it surprised nearly ... «USA TODAY, Nov 14»
7
Soothsayer Analytics launches out of Livonia
Soothsayer Analytics likes to describe itself as a data science and machine-learning startup. It aims to use machine learning and statistical techniques to find ... «Metromode Media, Nov 14»
8
Doug Stanhope: Armchair anarchist and mouthy soothsayer
The 47-year-old is one of the kings of America's underground comedy, a mouthy soothsayer with a brutal line in not only pushing buttons, but taking to them with ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
9
Hull: Cedric Battle the soothsayer
Hull: Cedric Battle the soothsayer. 2:15 PM, Sep 10, 2014. 9:52 AM, Sep 12, 2014. sports | jonathan hull. Patrick Johnston/Times Record News Hirschi's Cedric ... «Times Record News, Sep 14»
10
The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germanys World …
It's at a time like this that Germans yearn most for Paul the Octopus, the great mollusk soothsayer for Germany. At the 2010 World Cup, the German soccer team ... «Daily Beast, Jul 14»

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