diviner

[ dih-vahy-ner ]

noun

1. a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet.
2. a person skilled in using a divining rod.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diviner¹

1300–50; divine + -er ¹; replacing Middle English divinour < Anglo-French < Late Latin dīvīnātor soothsayer, equivalent to Latin dīvīnā ( re ) to divine + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

In one nook you’ll see “Arachnomancy,” a deck of tarot cards printed with ink made from particulate matter that pays tribute to the spider diviners of Cameroon.

From New York Times

Long and staff-like, a “diviner’s tool” used in Yoruba culture to advise individuals on what paths to take in the future, marks the beginning of the exhibition.

From Washington Post

There is also Augure, a diviner who can sense the future, and from the start the omens look forbidding for the newlyweds.

From New York Times

Miss Ingram placed herself at her leader’s right hand; the other diviners filled the chairs on each side of him and her.

From Literature

He nodded at the crowd and bowed to the diviner, who returned an even deeper one.

From Literature