foreboder
an oracle; one who tells the future.
Noun
- an oracle; one who tells the future.
- Something that implies the imminent occurrence of another event.
- The cold was a foreboder of the nightmares of the winter that lay ahead.
Origin
Etymology tree English forebode Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English foreboder From forebode + -er.