futurist
(sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
Theology. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse will be fulfilled in the future.: Compare presentist, preterist.
Also fu·tur·ol·o·gist [fyoo-chuh-rol-uh-jist] /ˌfyu tʃəˈrɒl ə dʒɪst/ . a person whose occupation or specialty is the forecasting of future events, conditions, or developments.
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How to use futurist in a sentence
As someone who rejects that view, play futurist for a second: What kind of technologies could displace the Internet?
The Internet Won’t Save Us: Evgeny Morozov’s Stand Against Technology Solutionism | Robert Herritt | March 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe documentary Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer opens with this quote by the futurist Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky.
Sundance’s Best Documentary: ‘Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer’ | Marlow Stern | January 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe best way to do this, he argues, is through an “adhocracy,” a term he borrows from the writer and futurist Alvin Toffler.
‘Resilience’ Author Andrew Zolli on the Secrets of Failure | Jesse Singal | July 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJames P. Othmer is the author of ADLAND: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet and the novel THE futurist.
James P. Othmer is the author of ADLAND: Searching for the Meaning of Life on a Branded Planet and the novel The futurist.
We talked of the possibilities of next year's Salons and disagreed on the subject of futurist painting.
Paris Vistas | Helen Davenport GibbonsWhy should you expect in him a super-instinct towards futurist sociology?
The Law and the Poor | Edward Abbott ParryWhat could be more futurist than the coal black sky under which they so contentedly graze?
Vignettes Of San Francisco | Almira BaileyThe futurist devotees were indignant, but there were enough who were stung by faint suspicion to investigate.
Greenwich Village | Anna Alice ChapinThere is the futurist, post-impressionist poseur who more than half believes in his own pose.
Greenwich Village | Anna Alice Chapin
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