soothsayer

noun

1. 占卜者；预言者
   a person who is believed to be able to tell what will happen in the future

1. 预言者;预测未来者;占卜者
   In former times, soothsayers were people who believed they could see into the future and say what was going to happen.

1. Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them.
   那时以色列人在所杀的人中，也用刀杀了比珥的儿子术士巴兰。
2. Lord Keynes paid tribute to his far-seeing colleagues, who had performed a task appropriate'to the prophet and to the soothsayer.
   凯恩斯爵士向富有远见的同僚们表示感谢，说他们完成了预言家或先知才能做到的事。
3. The aquarium where Paul lived first mooted the idea of erecting a memorial to the octopus after his death last year and now the soothsayer's legacy has been enshrined with the permanent monument.
   据悉，在世界杯期间饲养章鱼保罗的水族馆为了“纪念保罗”，当然不可避免有让这个“生财工具”继续招财的嫌疑，水族馆为章鱼保罗在德国搭建了永远的纪念馆。
4. People in Guatemala watched their soothsayer's left leg; if the right leg muscles twitched, the future looked bright.
   危地马拉人算命时眼睛盯着占卜者的左腿：如果右腿的肌肉颤动，那就表示前途光明。
5. Hong Kong soothsayer Alion Yeo is predicting North Korea will undergo a power struggle that will bring leadership changes around May.
   香港占卜大师AlionYeo预测北朝鲜将出现权利斗争，将在五月份左右领导人变动。
6. A soothsayer in my village says I'll find a sword.
   村里的一个占卜者说，我会找到一把剑。
7. Balaam also the son of Beer the soothsayer, the children of Israel slew with the sword among the rest that were slain.
   以色列子民杀这些人时，也用刀杀了贝敖尔的儿子巴郎术士。
8. As a historical recorder of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, historiographer has a very long period of transition and development. The historiographer evolved from soothsayer and hierophant.
   作为先秦历史的记录者，史官有一个漫长的发展演变过程。

noun

1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

   Synonym:    forecasterpredictorprognosticator