weatherman

[ weth-er-man ]

noun

, plural weath·er·men.

1. a person who forecasts and reports the weather; meteorologist.
2. a weathercaster.

Weatherman

¹

/ ˈwɛðəˌmæn /

noun

1. a member of a militant revolutionary group active in the US during the 1970s

weatherman

²

/ ˈwɛðəˌmæn /

noun

1. a person who forecasts the weather, esp one who works in a meteorological office

Gender Note

See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherman¹

First recorded in 1535–45; weather + man

Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherman¹

C20: name adopted from a line in Bob Dylan's song ``Subterranean Homesick Blues'': "You don't need a weatherman To know which way the wind blows."

Example Sentences

Even “Gordy the weatherman,” as many of us first knew Amos, on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” fit the bill.

From Los Angeles Times

I grew up in southeastern Pennsylvania, so I'm used to seeing you as a weatherman, but discussing the weather wasn't always politically charged.

From Salon

After being discharged, he worked at small radio stations in Kentucky and Tennessee, spending several years as a staff announcer, talk show host and weatherman at Nashville’s WSM-TV.

From Los Angeles Times

Rodriguez likes to say he has to beat the weatherman because so many people use apps or other forecasting tools to track the weather.

From Seattle Times

But he said he would not miss being on duty during settled periods of weather as they were "pleasant for most people, but boring for weathermen".

From BBC