farseer
/ˈfɑɹˌsiːɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
noun
An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope
noun
Example Sentences
- ""I received word from the Farseer only this morning. They had been studying the motion of the central band in Brutus, […] "The men of the Farseer could not be mistaken?"
- "The farseer opened its right hand and its witchblade leapt from the sheath across its back and settled into his grip."
- "“Never mind that,” the Hunter put his hand on the barrel of the farseer. “Look now.” Damien lowered his eye to the viewpiece—and saw the […] Magnified exactly as it had been, with the farseer still fixed on the features he had chosen."
Etymology
Modelled after German Fernseher (“TV set”, literally “farseer”), from Fernsehen (“television”, literally “farsee”), calque of French télévision, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “far away”) and Latin visio (“sight”). By surface analysis, far + seer.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *sekʷ-, Fernseher
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɑɹˌsiːɚ/
- British English: /ˈfɑːsɪə/