noun
seer; foresighted person
Refers to a person who can foresee future events or trends, often with a connotation of wisdom or prophetic insight.
彼は未来を予測する先見者として知られている。
He is known as a seer who predicts the future.
Compound of 先見 (foresight) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for agent nouns.