rhabdomancer
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rhabdomancer — noun see rhabdomancy … New Collegiate Dictionary
rhabdomancer — rhab·do·man·cer … English syllables
rhabdomancer — noun someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water • Syn: ↑water witch, ↑dowser • Derivationally related forms: ↑rhabdomancy, ↑dowse (for: ↑dowser) • Hyper … Useful english dictionary
dowser — noun 1. someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water • Syn: ↑water witch, ↑rhabdomancer • Derivationally related forms: ↑rhabdomancy (for: ↑rhabdomancer), ↑dowse … Useful english dictionary
water witch — noun someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water • Syn: ↑dowser, ↑rhabdomancer • Derivationally related forms: ↑rhabdomancy (for: ↑rhabdomancer), ↑dowse (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rhabdomancy — noun Etymology: Late Greek rhabdomanteia, from Greek rhabdos rod + manteia mancy Date: 1646 divination by rods or wands • rhabdomancer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
rhabdomancy — noun /ˈræb.dəˌmæn.si/ Divination with a wand or rod; dowsing. Syn: dowsing See Also: rhabdom, rhabdomancer … Wiktionary
rhabdomancy — [rab′də man΄sē] n. [LL rhabdomantia < Gr rhabdomanteia < rhabdos, rod (see RHABDOCOELE) + manteia, divination (see MANCY)] divination by means of a rod or wand; esp., the art of seeking underground water or minerals by means of a divining… … English World dictionary
diviner — noun someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers • Derivationally related forms: ↑divine • Hypernyms: ↑visionary, ↑illusionist, ↑seer • Hyponyms: ↑geomancer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dowsing — noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod • Syn: ↑dowse, ↑rhabdomancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑rhabdomancer (for: ↑rhabdomancy), ↑dowse, ↑dowse … Useful english dictionary
