weatherman

[ weth-er-man ]

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

  2. a weathercaster.

Origin of weatherman

1
First recorded in 1535–45; weather + man

usage note For weatherman

See -man.

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British Dictionary definitions for weatherman (1 of 2)

weatherman

/ (ˈwɛðəˌmæn) /


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

British Dictionary definitions for Weatherman (2 of 2)

Weatherman

/ (ˈwɛðəˌmæn) /


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

Origin of Weatherman

2
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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