Fortune teller

Swedish translation: siare

14:54 Nov 29, 2023
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English term or phrase: Fortune teller
I'm struggling to find a suitable translation for the term "fortune teller" into Swedish, which is tricky since the commonly used terms "spådam" or "spåman" are not gender neutral. Anyone here who can help me?

All the best,
Karin.
Karin Hallberg
Sweden
Local time: 20:47
Swedish translation:siare
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Lars Jelking
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Local time: 21:47
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3 +2siare
Lars Jelking
3framtidsorakel
Fredrik Caguson


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fortune teller
framtidsorakel


Explanation:
Jag föreslår framtidsorakel som könsneutralt alternativ, det verkar användas en del. Fast jag tycker framtidssiare också borde fungera bra, trots förekomsten av en feminin titel.
Följande artikel i Språktidningen om hur titlar omformas eller lever kvar kanske kan vara intressant här, åtminstone som lite kuriosa: https://spraktidningen.se/artiklar/titlar-ur-tiden/

Fredrik Caguson
Sweden
Local time: 20:47
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19 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fortune teller
siare


Explanation:
Maybe?

Lars Jelking
Israel
Local time: 21:47
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agree  Daniel Strömholm: Håller med. Siare känns passande.
3 days 23 hrs

agree  Mario Marcolin: Kommer nära
38 days
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