Futurologist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who practices futurology.

    "Although I do not pretend to be a futurologist, I would be embarrassed if my view of the trends and causes of social life in the United States had become invalid in such a short interval. (It is easy to be a success as a futurologist as long as your predictions are about what's going to happen fifty years ahead. No one can prove you wrong until fifty years go by. […])"

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futuristfuturist

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"Stanislaw Lem was a Polish author, a philosopher and a futurologist, representing the genre of science-fiction."

Etymology

From futurology + -ist.

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