Meanings
plural futurologists
- A person who practices futurology.
1 more example
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. […])
2011, Marvin Harris, Why Nothing Works: The Anthropology of Daily Life, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page viSynonyms: futurist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who practices futurology.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto futurologo
- futurologoperson
Finnish tulevaisuudentutkija, futurologi
- tulevaisuudentutkijaperson
- futurologiperson
French futurologue
- futurologueperson
German Futurologe, Futurologin
- Futurologeperson
- Futurologinperson
Greek μελλοντολόγος
- μελλοντολόγος (mellontológos)person
Italian futurologo, futurologa
- futurologoperson
- futurologaperson
Polish futurolog
- futurologperson
Portuguese futurólogo, futurólogo
- futurólogoperson
- futurólogoperson
- futurologistaperson
Russian футуро́лог
- футуро́лог (futurólog)person
Spanish futurólogo, futuróloga
- futurólogoperson
- futurólogaperson
Swedish framtidsforskare
- framtidsforskareperson
Cite this entry
futurologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futurologist
“futurologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futurologist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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