weatherman

See also: Weatherman

English

Alternative forms

weather man

Etymology

weather +‎ -man

Noun

weatherman (plural weathermen)

A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.
- 2014, Fern Michaels, Vegas Sunrise, Kensington Books, page [245]:
  “Cool and brisk in the morning, warming to the low seventies by afternoon,” Ruby said anticipating the weatherman's words.
- 2012, Derra Byrd, 2 Losses 1 Divine Gift, Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press, page 11:
  We were watching the weather that night. The weather man couldn't even fathom what was about to be the worst flooding that we had ever experienced in our area.

Coordinate terms

weatherwoman

Derived terms

you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

Translations

weather forecaster

Bulgarian: синоптик m (sinoptik)
Dutch: weerman (nl) m, weerpresentator (nl) m
Finnish: säätiedottaja
French: météorologue (fr) m or f
German: Wetteransager m, Wetterfrosch (de) m, Meteorologe (de) m
Italian: meteorologo m
Japanese: 天気予報係 (tenki yohō-gakari)
Lithuanian: orų pranešėjas m, orų pranešėja f
Polish: meteorolog (pl) m
Romanian: meteorolog (ro) m, meteorologist m
Spanish: meteorólogo (es) m
Swedish: meteorolog (sv) c

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