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rhabdomancer

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English

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Etymology

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From rhabdomancy +‎ -er.[1]

Noun

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rhabdomancer (plural rhabdomancers)

  1. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod.
    Synonym: dowser
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 145:
      In the Middle Ages Rhabdomancers were employed to discover mines, and the whereabouts of precious stones.

References

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  1. ^ “rhabdomancer, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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