Synonyms for predictor
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1. forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayernoun

   someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

   Synonyms:
   forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayer

2. predictornoun

   information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events

   "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance"

   Synonyms:
   forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayer

3. predictornoun

   a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival

   Synonyms:
   forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayer

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1. predictornoun

   Synonyms:
   foreteller, prophet, seer, vaticinator

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1. List of paraphrases for "predictor":

   predictive, prediction, indicator, index

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1. Jennifer Marlon:

   People need to recognize that these events that happened in the past are no longer a good predictor of the future and that we need to be much more prepared because we are in a different world, we have more vulnerable people at risk, so we really need to develop a stronger culture of preparedness.

2. Robert Eckel:

   Based on the observation of data, I think, ultimately, one can't be overly conclusive about it, but it does again validate some other studies indicating diabetes is a predictor for outcome, older males do worse. I think the obesity factor enters in now and makes this increasingly an important factor.

3. Sara Watson:

   The reason we focused our attention on height is precisely because height is a strong predictor of income-- and many social scientists, including economists and anthropologists, believe that this relationship is at least partly causal, so we do think there is a causal relationship between height and voting which operates through income.

4. Ruth Patterson:

   The really strong evidence is in rodent studies mostly where [timing calories] is a huge powerful predictor of overall metabolic health and chronic disease prevention.

5. Rick Grucza:

   If or how much a person drinks in their teens is a strong predictor of alcohol use and problem drinking later in adulthood, it’s quite likely that many of those who reported drinking regularly during their late teens went on to continue or escalate that habit throughout their adult life.