Definition of diviner
1 : a person who practices divination : soothsayer
2 : a person who divines the location of water or minerals
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Examples of diviner in a Sentence
Diviners foretold of the event.
somehow the diviner failed to foresee her own misfortunes with the law
Recent Examples of diviner from the Web
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Anyone who attended that dazzling/challenging theatrical bonanza learned that McCraney is a diviner of the incantatory, the spiritually mysterious, the atmospheric.
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Despite being a talented diviner, Buddy is afraid of water.
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For example, patrons wanting to learn more about an Ifa bowl from the Yoruba region of Nigeria can hear a Yoruba diviner’s explanation of the divination ritual.
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First Known Use of diviner
14th century
DIVINER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of diviner for English Language Learners
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: a person who uses special powers to predict future events
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: a person who searches for water under the ground by using a special stick (called a divining rod)
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