foreboder

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Definition of foreboder in English English dictionary

an oracle; one who tells the future

Something that implies the imminent occurrence of another event

The cold was a foreboder of the nightmares of the winter that lay ahead.

One who forebodes

{i} person who senses something before it happens; bearer of bad news; foreteller, prophet

Hyphenation

fore·bod·er

Etymology

() forebode +‎ -er