diviner
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diviner
- /dɪˈvaɪnə(ɹ)/ UK
- /dɪˈvaɪnɚ/ Canada, US
- /dɪˈvɑɪnə(ɹ)/ Australia
Rhymes with -aɪnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English divinour, from Latin dīvīnātor (“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”), from dīvīnāre (“to foresee, to foretell”). Doublet of divinator. Equivalent to divine + -er.
noun diviners · devynour · divinour · divinor
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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
Similar: foreteller, fortune-teller, prophet, seer, soothsayer
- One who divines or conjectures.
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One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.
Similar: water diviner, dowser
adjective devynour · divinour · divinor
- comparative form of divine: more divine
Translations
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noun one who foretells the future
| Español | divinador (disused) |
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| Deutsch | Hellseher, Hellseherin, Wahrsager, Wahrsagerin |
noun one who searches for underground water
| Deutsch | Rutengänger, Rutengängerin, Wünschelrutengänger, Wünschelrutengängerin |
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title = {diviner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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