precog

(n.)
[abbr. of precognition] someone who can see the future; someone with the psychic ability of precognition.

• 1954 P.K. Dick World of Talent Galaxy SF (Oct.) № 10/1: He kept on talking to the Norm-class officials grouped around the two Precogs.
• PKD, World of Talent № 10/2: His wife's precog span was somewhat greater than his own. She was seeing, at this moment, ahead of his own vision.
• 1969 A. McCaffrey Womanly Talent Analog SF — Sci. Fact (Feb.) № 12/1: Sometimes three and four pre-cogs come up with the same incident, seen from different angles.
• 1973 Daily News (New York) (Aug. 21) № 53/1: Certain precogs prophesy the future with the buckshot approach, generalized predictions.
• 1995 P.F. Hamilton Nano Flower (1999) № 385: Using an empath is routine, it's the least you need. Me, I prefer a precog if I can get me one.
• 2000 B. Lumley Necroscope: Defilers № 43: He turned to the precog. "Ian, how's the future looking?"

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