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Meaning of "rhabdomancer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RHABDOMANCER

rhabdomancer  [ˈræbdəˌmænsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHABDOMANCER

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rhabdomancer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RHABDOMANCER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rhabdomancer in the English dictionary

The definition of rhabdomancer in the dictionary is a person who searches for water or mineral ore by means of a rod or wand; a dowser or diviner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHABDOMANCER


ansa
ˈænsə
anticancer
ˌæntɪˈkænsə
cancer
ˈkænsə
cheiromancer
ˈkaɪərəmænsə
chiromancer
ˈkaɪərəmænsə
geomancer
ˈdʒiːəˌmænsə
Hansa
ˈhænsə
hydromancer
ˈhaɪdrəˌmænsə
merganser
mɜːˈɡænsə
necromancer
ˈnɛkrəʊmænsə
oneiromancer
əʊˈnaɪərəʊˌmænsə
precancer
priːˈkænsə
pyromancer
ˈpaɪrəʊˌmænsə
romancer
rəʊˈmænsə
sansa
ˈsænsə
schanse
ˈʃænsə
schanze
ˈʃænsə
sciomancer
ˈsaɪəˌmænsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHABDOMANCER

rhabdocoele
rhabdoid
rhabdolith
rhabdom
rhabdomal
rhabdomancy
rhabdomantist
rhabdomere
rhabdomyoma
rhabdomyomata
rhabdosphere
rhabdovirus
rhabdus
rhachial
rhachides
rhachidial
rhachilla
rhachis
rhadamanthine

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHABDOMANCER

advancer
balancer
ballet dancer
belly dancer
bladder cancer
breast cancer
cervical cancer
colon cancer
conveyancer
dancer
enhancer
freelancer
go-go dancer
lancer
lung cancer
ovarian cancer
prostate cancer
skin cancer
spencer
tap-dancer
tropic of Cancer

Synonyms and antonyms of rhabdomancer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rhabdomancer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHABDOMANCER

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Translator English - Chinese

rhabdomancer
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rhabdomancer
570 millions of speakers

English

rhabdomancer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rhabdomancer
380 millions of speakers
ar

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rhabdomancer
280 millions of speakers

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rhabdomancer
278 millions of speakers

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rhabdomancer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rhabdomancer
260 millions of speakers

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rhabdomancer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rhabdomancer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rhabdomancer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

rhabdomancer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rhabdomancer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rhabdomancer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rhabdomancer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rhabdomancer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रबरडोअॅन्सर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rhabdomancer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rabdomante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rhabdomancer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rhabdomancer
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rhabdomancer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rhabdomancer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rhabdomancer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rhabdomancer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rhabdomancer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rhabdomancer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHABDOMANCER»

The term «rhabdomancer» is used very little and occupies the 153.728 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHABDOMANCER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rhabdomancer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHABDOMANCER»

Discover the use of rhabdomancer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rhabdomancer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bone Season
We smeared the blood on the twigsand the rhabdomancer cast them. They pointed west. We kept casting lots and changing direction.Of course, the Buzzer was moving as well, so we didn't get anywhere. 21 suggested that we bring it to us.
Samantha Shannon, 2013
2
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition
rhabdomancer. •. rhizosphere. 1069. rhab-do-man-cy \'i,ib-,i.i-,in.mit i-st-\ n [LGk rhabdomanteia, fr. Gk rhabdos rod + -manteia -mancy] (1646) : divination by rods or wands — rhab-do-rnan-cer \-,man(t)-sar\ n rhab-do-mere \-,mir\ n (1883) : a ...
‎2004
3
Percorsi Del Sapere Tra Italia E Europa:
After many tests which show Campetti's ability to find hidden metal objects, Ritter tries to prove the existence of the presumed force that causes the movement of the divining rod when the rhabdomancer 'feels' the presence of water or metals.
Ferdinando Abbri, Marco Segala, 2003
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ASTM Standardization News
Washington, DC 1983. 12Jackson, L. P., "Waste Disposal: A Modern Day Pan- dora's Box," ASTM Standardization News 1 1(8), 24-7 (August 1983). FIGURE 1 — The Ancient Rhabdomancer THE MODERN RHABDOMANCER sods! TTWM'S  ...
American Society for Testing and Materials
5
Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal
Although my aura supposedly measured only a few inches, after I had compliantly meditated for a few moments, it expanded to several feet—or so the rhabdomancer claimed (Nickell 1995). Not surprisingly, there have been various attempts to ...
Joe Nickell, 2001
6
Posh Crosswords 2: 75 Puzzles
By Alice Walker ACROSS 1 Oil from flower petals 6 Horse sound 10 Some Indochinese 14 Do a rhabdomancer's job 15 Thumbs-up, and then some 16 Chisel feature 17 Party-poopers 18 Faithful's response 19 Mudder's father 20 Many a ...
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008
7
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
Rhadomancer ] More properly “Rhabdomancer”: one who practices rhabdomancy (“divination by means of a rod or wand; spec. the art of discovering ores, springs of water, etc., in the earth by means of a divining rod” [OED]). Ribroaster] A ...
Ambrose Bierce, David E. Schultz, S. T. Joshi, 2001
8
London and Londoners: Or, A Second Judgment of "Babylon the ...
external character from the mystic and occult arts, and the wise man is a conjurer, an astrologer, a soothsayer, or a rhabdomancer, according to the state and leading folly of society ; when mystic divinity is the idol, and when men cast away the ...
Robert Mudie, 1836
9
Water, Pure and Simple: The Infinite Wisdom of an ...
If repeated attempts yield positive results, try looking for water in unfamiliar places to confirm your talents as a rhabdomancer. Make sure there are no cast- iron pipes or metallic structures nearby, for they can compromise your results. At first ...
Paolo Consigli, M. D. Author, 2011
10
Commentary on the Daily Prayers: Flavius Mithridates' Latin ...
Thus, despite some zoharic incursions, the commentary on the Pesuqe de-zimra (Verses of Song) is mostly based on quotations from this set of texts, which Recanati follows like a rhabdomancer. Indeed, although seldom, the names of these ...
Menaḥem ben Binyamin Reḳanati, Giacomo Corazzol

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHABDOMANCER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rhabdomancer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Samantha Shannon's Fantasy Novel, 'The Bone Season'
For those interested in Rhabdomancers, Halomancers, Theriomancers, Daphnomancers, Cleidomancers et al., a dictionary would be better. Advertisement. «New York Times, Aug 13»
2
Aura Photography: A Candid Shot
... measured only a few inches, after I had compliantly meditated for a few moments it expanded to several feet - or so the rhabdomancer claimed (Nickell 1995). «Skeptical Inquirer, Jan 08»

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