weatherperson

[ weth-er-pur-suhn ]

noun

1. a meteorologist or weathercaster.

Gender Note

See -person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weatherperson¹

weather(man) + -person

Example Sentences

And if an individual is more inclined to depend on their own instincts over a meteorologist’s, they’re probably going to view the weatherperson’s advice as a nuisance.

From Slate

Future forecasts: Although weather prediction is getting better, it still hasn’t put the local weatherperson out of a job.

From Slate

No matter what you call it — chroma key, green screen or blue screen — it’s the film and video technique that gives your local TV weatherperson something in common with the Avengers movies: artificial backgrounds inserted behind the action.

From New York Times

And the director Ken Marino, whose career breakout was in the comedy troupe the State, drops in some funny absurdist touches, including a droll turn from Tig Notaro as a pet therapist and Phoebe Neidhardt as an oversharing TV weatherperson.

From New York Times

Plus, the volunteers often “become their own local celebrity ... as the town weatherperson,” he says.

From The Verge