futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rist 
1
: one who studies and predicts the future especially on the basis of current trends
2
: one who advocates or practices futurism
futurist
adjective
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economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
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Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
Innovation futurist, keynote speaker and author, based in California.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
That’s why futurist Jamais Cascio introduced a new framework in 2020: BANI.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Related: [These new flying taxis offer a glimpse at our future commutes]
But those use cases are still a far cry from the vision many futurists have of personal flying cars swarming city skies.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for futurist
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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futurist. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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futurist
noun
fu·tur·ist
ˈfyü-chə-rəst
: a person who tries to tell what the future will be like by studying current trends
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