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

The diviner then asks a question in a yes-or-no format while tapping the enclosure to encourage the spider or crab to emerge. —Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025

There is, however, one more surprise: Most of the text on Lintel 25 is written backward and was probably designed to be viewed with a mirror by ancient Maya conjurers, diviners or oracles. —James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 1 May 2024

The diviner confirms the man’s fears: two women have bewitched his wife. —Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024

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