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# weatherman

«weatherman» in Mova's school dictionary: **a man who tells people what the weather will be…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a weatherman, weathermen)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A weatherman is a man who tells people what the weather will be, especially on TV or radio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#m1)

2) (informal) Any weather forecaster, or a meteorologist (a scientist who studies weather). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Children see weather forecasts on TV and apps; in science lessons on weather and climate it links to forecasting, maps, symbols and temperatures. Phrases: «the weatherman said», «TV weatherman».

### examples

- The weatherman said it will rain tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#x1)
- The TV weatherman pointed to a big cloud on the map. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#x2)
- The weatherman was wrong; it was sunny all day! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#x3)
- I want to be a weatherman and study storms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#x4)
- The weatherwoman warned about strong winds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#x5)
- Weathermen use satellites and computers to predict the weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/#x6)

### note

Plural «weathermen». For women «weatherwoman»; neutral «weather forecaster», «weather presenter», «meteorologist». Forecasts are predictions, not certainties: «70% chance of rain» means rain is likely, not sure.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «weatherman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weatherman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.