predictor B2 Topic:Time US /pɹɪˈdɪk.tɚ/ UK /pɹɪˈdɪk.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #75022 Meanings 1 noun Something that helps you know or guess what is likely to happen. The rainfall in April is a reliable predictor of the number of mosquitoes in May. 2 noun A person who says what will happen in the future. Few predictors expected the small company to grow so quickly. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a person who says what will... forecasterprognosticator Word family Forms predictors Derived forms metapredictorpredictress Related forms divinationoracleouijaprecognitionprecognitivepredict Common collocations predictor variable Noun + noun Etymology AI details From predict + -or. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # predictor **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈdɪk.tɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹɪˈdɪk.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 75022 ## Meanings 1. Something that helps you know or guess what is likely to happen. 2. A person who says what will happen in the future. ## Examples - The rainfall in April is a reliable predictor of the number of mosquitoes in May. - Few predictors expected the small company to grow so quickly. ## Derived Forms - metapredictor - predictress ## Related Forms - divination - oracle - ouija - precognition - precognitive - predict ## Etymology From predict + -or. ## AI Etymology Predictor comes from predict + -or. In present-day English it covers something that helps you know or guess what is likely to happen and a person who says what will happen in the future. The wider family includes derived forms such as metapredictor, predictress and related forms such as divination, oracle, ouija, precognition. ## Topics - Time markdown