"Weatherman" meaning in All languages combined

See Weatherman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Weathermen [plural]
Etymology: From the line you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. Etymology templates: {{m|en|you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows}} you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows Head templates: {{en-noun|Weathermen}} Weatherman (plural Weathermen)
  1. A member of a certain radical American left-wing terrorist organization of the late 1960s and 1970s, opposing the US government. Wikipedia link: Weatherman Categories (topical): Organizations Related terms: Weatherwoman, Weather Underground

Inflected forms

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