Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weather-prophet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: weath-er-prophet
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who foretells the weather, especially without modern meteorological aids or knowledge.

noun

An animal whose behaviour is an indication of coming weather, especially change of season.

Example Sentences

"They [...] are excellent weather-prophets; but they appear to think that they can add power to the natural phenomena by singing and performing ritual dances, and so on."
""Diodorus," he says, "distinctly states that the hawk, in Egypt, was venerated because it foretold the future." (Birds generally act as weather-prophets.)"

Inflected Forms

weather-prophets (plural)

Questions

What does weather-prophet mean?: A person who foretells the weather, especially without modern meteorological aids or knowledge.

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