rhabdomancer

Thân thiện

A rhabdomancer walks slowly across a field while holding a forked divining rod.

Definition

Noun: - A person who uses a divining rod to locate underground water or minerals: A rhabdomancer is an individual who practices rhabdomancy, the art of dowsing. This involves using a forked stick, rod, or pendulum that is believed to move or dip in response to hidden substances.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The landowner hired a rhabdomancer to find a spot for a new well.
  • Some consider the rhabdomancer to be a practitioner of an ancient, intuitive skill.

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific and technical, primarily used in historical, anthropological, or skeptical discussions about dowsing practices.
• It can sometimes be used metaphorically for someone who searches for hidden things through indirect means.
  • In his research, he acted like a rhabdomancer, sensing patterns invisible to others.

Variants and Related Words

• Rhabdomancy (n): The practice or art of dowsing with a rod.
  • Rhabdomancy has been practiced for centuries to locate water.
• Dowser (n): A more common synonym for rhabdomancer.
• Diviner (n): A general term for someone who seeks to discover the unknown, often through supernatural means.

Synonyms

• Dowser: A person who uses a dowsing rod.
• Water witch: An informal, regional term for a dowser.
• Diviner: A broader term for someone who practices divination.

Related Phrases

• To practice rhabdomancy: To engage in dowsing.
  • He claimed to practice rhabdomancy, much to the skepticism of the geologists.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

Từ đồng nghĩa

• water witch
• dowser