farseer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From far + seer. Compare German Fernseher (“television”).
Noun
[edit]farseer (plural farseers)
- (fantasy) 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.
- (fantasy, nonce word) 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.
- (puristic) television.