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forecaster

noun
/ˈfɔːkɑːstə/UK/ˈfɔɹkæstəɹ/CA/ˈfoːkaːstə/

Etymology

From forecast + -er.

  1. inherited from forecast
  2. inherited from forecasten
  3. formed as forecaster — “forecast + -er”

Definitions

  1. A person who forecasts.

    • Students will be surprised to see the weather forecaster is not really standing in front of the maps. These are keyed in electronically; the forecaster stands in front of a green/blue screen.
    • Flooding occurs in areas where the ground is unable to absorb all of the water, according to forecasters, who explained that flash flooding can also be caused by mudslides or breaks in dams or levees.
    • Many NWS forecast offices have ceased launching their twice-a-day weather balloons, which provide critical data that can alert forecasters to the potential for flooding and other hazardous weather.

  2. A software program or algorithm that forecasts.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for forecaster. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA