foreboder

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noun

an oracle; one who tells the future.

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

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Meanings

nounforeboder (plural foreboders)

plural foreboders

  1. archaican oracle; one who tells the future.
  2. uncountableSomething that implies the imminent occurrence of another event.

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

Origin

From forebode + -er.

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APA

foreboder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreboder

MLA

“foreboder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreboder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreboder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreboder.

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