1. a person who predicts future events; a prophet or soothsayer
Usage: formal; archaic

Examples

• The ancient vaticinator claimed to see visions of the coming war.
• Many dismissed him as a charlatan, but some believed the vaticinator’s prophecies.
• The court’s vaticinator warned the king of impending danger.
• She studied the writings of famous vaticinators throughout history.
• The village vaticinator read omens in the flight patterns of birds.
• Modern skeptics question the abilities of any supposed vaticinator.