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diviner
noun di·vin·er \də-ˈvī-nər\
: a person who uses special powers to predict future events
: a person who searches for water under the ground by using a special stick (called a divining rod)
Full Definition of DIVINER
1
: a person who practices divination : soothsayer
2
: a person who divines the location of water or minerals
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First Known Use of DIVINER
14th century
Related to DIVINER
- Synonyms
- augur, prophet, forecaster, foreseer, foreteller, fortune-teller, futurist, prognosticator, prophesier, seer, soothsayer, visionary
Rhymes with DIVINER
airliner, aligner, assigner, baseliner, blueliner, byliner, combiner, confiner, cosigner, decliner, definer, designer, eyeliner, flatliner, hard-liner, headliner, incliner, jetliner, Landsteiner, leaf miner, long-liner, moonshiner, one-liner, recliner, refiner, repiner, resigner, sideliner, soft-liner, streamliner, strip miner
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