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RHABDOMANCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhabdomancer mean? 

RHABDOMANCER (noun)
  The noun RHABDOMANCER has 1 sense:

1. someone who uses a divining rod to find underground waterplay

  Familiarity information: RHABDOMANCER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RHABDOMANCER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dowser; rhabdomancer; water witch

Hypernyms ("rhabdomancer" is a kind of...):

diviner (someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers)

Derivation:

rhabdomancy (searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod)


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