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crystal gazer

crystal gazer is the alternative form of crystal-gazer.

Meaning of crystal-gazer

Noun

crystal-gazer (plural crystal-gazers)

  1. Someone who claims to be able to see the future by gazing into a crystal ball.
    • It is a great pleasure to be with you today and to speak to you concerning the future of medicine. In so doing, I do not wish to pose as a soothsayer or crystal gazer.1951 March, John W. Cline, “The Future of Medicine”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 165
  2. (figuratively) Someone who makes predictions about the future, especially when these are seen as speculative.
    • According to the bank's crystal-gazers, interest rates are going to rise again soon.

Forms of crystal gazer

pluralcrystal gazers

Questions about crystal gazer

What is crystal gazer the alternative form of?
Crystal gazer is the alternative form of crystal-gazer.

Words near crystal gazer in the dictionary

  1. Crystal Creek
  2. crystal dick
  3. crystal dicks
  4. Crystal Falls
  5. crystal field theory
  6. crystal gazer
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  8. crystal habits
  9. crystal healing
  10. crystal jellies
  11. crystal jelly

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