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diviner

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaɪnə(ɹ)/ / /dɪˈvaɪnɚ/ / /dɪˈvɑɪnə(ɹ)/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English divinour, from Latin dīvīnātor (“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”), from dīvīnāre (“to foresee, to foretell”). Doublet of divinator. Equivalent to divine + -er.

  1. comparative form of divine: more divine

noun

Etymology: From Middle English divinour, from Latin dīvīnātor (“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”), from dīvīnāre (“to foresee, to foretell”). Doublet of divinator. Equivalent to divine + -er.

  1. One who foretells the future.

    Saw my future with a death diviner / My reflection in her eyes drew up / My twisted past / Oh, I came unmasked

  2. One who divines or conjectures.
  3. One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.