predictor
UK/pɹɪˈdɪk.tə//pɹɪˈdɪk.tɚ/
predictor noun: something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
Noun
predictor (plural predictors)
- Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
- The rainfall in April is a predictor for the number of mosquitoes in May.
- The predictor in the traffic-light control circuit tries to figure out how fast to change the lights.
- A predictor variable.
- One who predicts.
- THE only individual in this great city who has had a really easy time is the weather predictor; his only task from day to day has been to announce rain and gales, and through it all he has readily ranked as a prophet with honor in […]1900, Fur Trade Review Weekly, volume 28, page 223
- The “Annual Register” for 1809 contains an extract from a remarkable letter, dated Bath, April 2nd, in which the writer describes the effects of an extraordinary panic arising from a supposed prophecy of the end of the world. The account is headed “Bath Credulity,” and the writer states:—“[…] Some...1907 April 6, “Curiosities of the Calendar”, in Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic, number 5,072, Cheltenham, Glos, page 8, column 4
predictor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
predictor in Hindi
- भविष्यवाणी करने वाला
predictor in Tamil
- முற்கூறி, வருவதுரைப்போர்
predictor in Marathi
- अंदाज लावणारा
predictor in Urdu
- پیشین گو
More languagesFewer languages
- predictor in Bengali
- পূর্বাভাসকারী
- predictor in Telugu
- ప్రిడిక్టర్, అంచనా వేసేవాడు
- predictor in Malayalam
- പ്രവചിക്കുന്നയാൾ, പ്രവചനം നടത്തുന്നയാൾ
- predictor in Kannada
- ಭವಿಷ್ಯವಾದಿ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯಸೂಚಕ, ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಿ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯಕಾರ
- predictor in Gujarati
- આગાહી કરનાર, આગાહીકર્તા
- predictor in Odia
- ପୂର୍ବାନୁମାନକାରୀ
- predictor in Indonesian
- prediktor
Examples of predictor in a sentence
- The All Over Arkansas Man marks a prediction and calls for the next predictor.1916 August 25, “All Over Arkansas”, in Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Ark., page four, column 7:
- So if a prophet isn’t primarily a future predictor, what is a prophet?2015, Thomas Calnan Sorenson, Liberating the Bible: A Pastor’s Guided Tour for Seeking Christians, Archway Publishing, →ISBN:
Forms of predictor
| plural | predictors |
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Origin of predictor
From predict + -or.
Words formed from predictor
- branch predictor
- Kerrison predictor
- metapredictor
- predictor variable
- predictress
- Vickers predictor
Phrases with predictor
Questions about predictor
- What does predictor mean?
- Predictor means something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
- What is predictor in Hindi?
- Predictor in Hindi is भविष्यवाणी करने वाला. See Predictor meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use predictor in a sentence?
- The All Over Arkansas Man marks a prediction and calls for the next predictor.
- What part of speech is predictor?
- Predictor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce predictor?
- Predictor is pronounced /pɹɪˈdɪk.tə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of predictor?
- The plural of predictor is predictors.
Words near predictor in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: predictor (page history and authors); predictor (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predictor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predictor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predictor (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predictor (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predictor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predictor (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predictor (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predictor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predictor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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