rhabdomancer

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noun

One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod.

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Meanings

nounrhabdomancer (plural rhabdomancers)

plural rhabdomancers

  1. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod.

    In the Middle Ages Rhabdomancers were employed to discover mines, and the whereabouts of precious stones.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 145

    Synonyms: dowser

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod.

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dowser

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

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dowser
Broader
diviner
Also see
dowserradiesthesistrhabdomantist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rhabdomancy + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

rhabdomancer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdomancer

MLA

“rhabdomancer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdomancer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhabdomancer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdomancer.

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