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farseer

farseer

English

Noun

farseer (plural farseers)

  1. One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
    • 1989, Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr, The Crash of empire:
      "I received word from the Farseer only this morning. They had been studying the motion of the central band in Brutus, [...] "The men of the Farseer could not be mistaken?
    • 2008, Marc Gascoigne, Christian Dunn, Let the Galaxy Burn:
      The farseer opened its right hand and its witchblade leapt from the sheath across its back and settled into his grip.
  2. An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope.
    • 1992, C. S. Friedman, Black sun rising:
      “Never mind that,” the Hunter put his hand on the barrel of the farseer. “Look now.” Damien lowered his eye to the viewpiece—and saw the [...] Magnified exactly as it had been, with the farseer still fixed on the features he had chosen.