/fyooh"cheuhr ist/ , n.
1. ( sometimes cap. ) a follower of futurism, esp. an artist or writer.
2. Theol. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse will be fulfilled in the future. Cf. presentist, preterist .
3. Also, futurologist . a person whose occupation or specialty is the forecasting of future events, conditions, or developments.
adj.
4. futuristic.
[ 1835-45; futurista. See FUTURE, -IST ]