rhabdomancer

English

Etymology

From rhabdomancy +‎ -er.[1]

Noun

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

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