Cassandra /kəˈsæn.dɹə/ noun1 •A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true. Named after Trojan princess Cassandra.'By the way,' said Mr. Saunders […] , 'I suppose I may speak the truth freely, as I know well enough that all to whom my vaticinations would be unwelcome are sure to mistake me for a Cassandra.' — 1876 formsCassandras
