diviner

noun

di·​vin·​er də-ˈvī-nər 

1

: a person who practices divination : soothsayer

2

: a person who divines the location of water or minerals

Synonyms

• prophet
• forecaster
• mystic
• oracle
• sibyl
• soothsayer
• seer

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 on the Web

That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027. —Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025

That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027. —Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025

Questions like these have been asked of diviners around the world throughout history—and still are today. —Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

The diviner and client must resolve the ambiguity or decide that in this case, the spider wasn’t saying anything at all. —Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for diviner

• airliner
• combiner
• designer
• eyeliner
• headliner
• pulvinar
• recliner
• refiner
• diner
• finer
• liner
• miner