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sees tomorrow clearly, today's parking spot not so much.
means A person believed to perceive the future or hidden truths through visions or supernatural insight.
from Plainly literal at root: a 'seer' is simply 'one who sees,' from the Old English verb 'seon' (to see) plus the agent ending '-er.' The leap from ordinary eyesight to prophetic sight is old and natural — many languages bind 'seeing' to 'knowing.' The same instinct shows in the older English word for prophet, 'witega' (one who knows), and survives in the way we still say 'I see' to mean 'I understand.'
word originLiterally just one who sees, fancied up.
oracle methodDelphi's seers may have inhaled volcanic gas fumes.
royal payrollJohn Dee advised Queen Elizabeth on cosmic timing.
hindsight clausePredictions rarely come with a refund policy.