# farseer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɑːsɪə/

## Definitions
1. One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
2. An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope
3. A television set.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/farseer