farseer
UK/ˈfɑːsɪə//ˈfɑɹˌsiːɚ/
farseer noun: one who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
Noun
farseer (plural farseers)
- One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
- "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?1989, Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr, The Crash of empire
- The farseer opened its right hand and its witchblade leapt from the sheath across its back and settled into his grip.2008, Marc Gascoigne, Christian Dunn, Let the Galaxy Burn
- An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope
- “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.1992, C. S. Friedman, Black sun rising
- A television set.
farseer meaning in Bengali
farseer in Bengali
- যিনি দূরদর্শন করেন, নবী, পয়গম্বর, গণক, ভাগ্যগণনাকারী, স্কোপ
Forms of farseer
| plural | farseers |
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Origin of farseer
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.
Words that rhyme with farseer
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- frontier
Questions about farseer
- What does farseer mean?
- Farseer means one who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
- What is farseer in Bengali?
- Farseer in Bengali is যিনি দূরদর্শন করেন, নবী, পয়গম্বর. See Farseer meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is farseer?
- Farseer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce farseer?
- Farseer is pronounced /ˈfɑːsɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of farseer?
- The plural of farseer is farseers.
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