British Dictionary definitions for water diviner

water diviner

noun

British a person able to locate the presence of water, esp underground, with a divining rodUS name: waterfinder

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Examples from the Web for water diviner

Historical Examples

I felt my copy of "Le Morte d'Arthur" turning in my hand, like a water-diviner's rod.
Set in Silver
Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
There's no water there yet; but the most fun of all to-day was the water-diviner the old Gonzales brought.
The Guests Of Hercules
C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

water diviner

Examples from the Web for water diviner

Historical Examples

I felt my copy of "Le Morte d'Arthur" turning in my hand, like a water-diviner's rod.

There's no water there yet; but the most fun of all to-day was the water-diviner the old Gonzales brought.