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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Words nearby water diviner

water cooler, water crake, water cure, water curtain, water cycle, water diviner, water down, water dropwort, water elm, water feather, water flag

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Example sentences from the Web for water diviner

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