prognosticator

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FiveThirtyEight, the prognosticator Silver founded in 2008 and left earlier this year, gives Harris a 56% chance of winning, while DecisionDeskHQ gave her a 54% chance.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2024

Not to cast a shadow over your Groundhog Day fun, but flipping a coin is a better prognosticator of winter weather than the 39 percent success rate of Punxsutawney Phil and his coterie.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2024

At the beginning of the season, it was hard to find a prognosticator who thought the Orioles would have a winning season, much less a chance to play late-October baseball.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022

Everyone seems to have their favorite draft prognosticator.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022

The bird, singled out for the dismal honour of being a death prognosticator, was the tawny, or screech owl. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias