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weatherman

[ weth-er-man ]

noun

, plural weath·er·men.
  1. a person who forecasts and reports the weather; meteorologist.
  2. a weathercaster.


Weatherman

1

/ ˈwɛðəˌmæn /

noun

  1. a member of a militant revolutionary group active in the US during the 1970s


weatherman

2

/ ˈwɛðəˌmæn /

noun

  1. a person who forecasts the weather, esp one who works in a meteorological office

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Gender Note

See -man.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherman1

First recorded in 1535–45; weather + man

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Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherman1

C20: name adopted from a line in Bob Dylan's song ``Subterranean Homesick Blues'': "You don't need a weatherman To know which way the wind blows."

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Example Sentences

This weatherman gets a little aroused... er, excited to predict the path of a tropical storm.

Roberts resides in Manhattan with her husband, NBC weatherman Al Roker, and their two children.

The inclement-weather vet lent a hand—or rather his entire body—when he saw another weatherman in need of some help in 2004.

Pat Sajak Years before he started drinking on Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak was a mischievous local weatherman in Nashville.

You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, fellas.

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