farseer

== English == === Etymology === Modelled after German Fernseher (“TV set”, literally “farseer”), from Fernsehen (“television”, literally “farsee”), calque of French télévision, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “far away”) and Latin visio (“sight”). By surface analysis, far +‎ seer. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːsɪə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹˌsiːɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ), -iːə(ɹ) === Noun === farseer (plural farseers) (fantasy) One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller. (fantasy, nonce word) An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (puristic) A television set. === Anagrams === fearers