PREDICTOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell’’s arrival
   Hypernyms(s) predictor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • computer (what does computer mean?)
   • computing machine (what does computing machine mean?)
   • computing device (what does computing device mean?)
   • data processor (what does data processor mean?)
   • electronic computer (what does electronic computer mean?)
   • information processing system (what does information processing system mean?)
2. Meaning
   • information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
   Usage Example(s)
   • the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
   Hypernyms(s) predictor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • information (what does information mean?)
3. Meaning
   • someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
   Synonym(s)
   • forecaster (what does forecaster mean?)
   • prognosticator (what does prognosticator mean?)
   • soothsayer (what does soothsayer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) predictor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • visionary (what does visionary mean?)
   • illusionist (what does illusionist mean?)
   • seer (what does seer mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • astrologer (what does astrologer mean?)
   • astrologist (what does astrologist mean?)
   • fortuneteller (what does fortuneteller mean?)
   • fortune teller (what does fortune teller mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • predict (what does predict mean?)
   • foretell (what does foretell mean?)
   • prognosticate (what does prognosticate mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • forebode (what does forebode mean?)
   • anticipate (what does anticipate mean?)
   • promise (what does promise mean?)
   • predict (what does predict mean?)
   • foretell (what does foretell mean?)
   • prognosticate (what does prognosticate mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • forebode (what does forebode mean?)
   • anticipate (what does anticipate mean?)
   • promise (what does promise mean?)
   • forecast (what does forecast mean?)
   • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
   • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
   • estimate (what does estimate mean?)
   • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
   • count on (what does count on mean?)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • forecast (what does forecast mean?)