Among the Romans, an officer whose duty was to foretell future events by the singing, chattering, flight and feeding of birds. There was a college or community of augers, originally three in number, and afterwards nine, four patricians, and five plebeians. They bore a staff or wand, and were held in great respect.

One who pretends to foretell future events by omens. We all know that augur cannot look at augur without laughing.

To guess; to conjecture by signs or omens; to prognosticate.

To predict or foretell; as, to augur ill success.