[] a person or an organization that studies an economy, industry, etc. and says what they think will happen to it in the future （经济、行业等的）预测者◆Most independent forecasters expect the economy to grow by under 1.5 per cent this year. 大多数独立预测者预计今年的经济增长率低於 1.5%。◆an economic/a financial forecaster 经济／金融预测者