futurist: Meaning and Definition of
fu•tur•ist
Pronunciation: (fy'chur-ist), [key]
— n.
- (sometimes cap.) a follower of futurism, esp. an artist or writer.
- a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse will be fulfilled in the future. Cf. presentist, preterist.
- a person whose occupation or specialty is the forecasting of future events, conditions, or developments.
—adj.
- futuristic.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.