/ sɪə(r); NAmE sɪr/ noun
( literary ) (especially in the past) a person who claims that they can see what is going to happen in the future
SYN prophet
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from the verb see + -er .
/ sɪə(r); NAmE sɪr/ noun
( literary ) (especially in the past) a person who claims that they can see what is going to happen in the future
SYN prophet
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from the verb see + -er .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005