diviner
3 synonyms for diviner, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person who predicts what will happen in the future.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
It came into English from Middle English divinour, which traces to Latin dīvīnātor ("diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer"), from dīvīnāre ("to foresee, to foretell"). It is a doublet of divinator, and equivalent to divine plus -er.
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