weatherman

noun

weath·​er·​man ˈwe-t͟hər-ˌman How to pronounce weatherman (audio)
: a person who reports and forecasts the weather : meteorologist

Examples of weatherman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Today show weatherman became a grandfather in July 2023, when his daughter Courtney Roker and her husband Wesley Laga welcomed their baby girl, Sky Clara. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023 What appears to be a bouncy, silly romp about a slightly surreal situation (Murray plays Phil, a weatherman reliving the same day over and over) is, at its core, actually quite deep. Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024 Guthrie also shared a video of Charley climbing underneath the desk while Kotb and Today weatherman Al Roker looked on in amusement. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023 But to avoid incessant jokes about Bill Murray’s weatherman character ahead of Feb. 2, congressional leadership will need to finish the process and get spending measures to the president’s desk. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024 The Today weatherman shares Courtney, 36, with his first wife, Alice Bell. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024 On Monday, the beloved weatherman and Today co-host, 69, marked 45 years with NBC, and his co-hosts insisted on commemorating the anniversary on-air — despite Roker’s sly attempt to slip away after delivering the weather forecast. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023 Guthrie also shared a video of Charley climbing underneath the desk while Kotb and Today weatherman Al Roker look on in amusement. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023 The weatherman mimicked the singer's halftime show performance from Super Bowl LV. Jocelyn Vena, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of weatherman was in 1859

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“Weatherman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weatherman. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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weatherman

noun
weath·​er·​man ˈwet͟h-ər-ˌman How to pronounce weatherman (audio)
: a person who reports and forecasts the weather : meteorologist

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