waterfinder

English

Etymology

From water +‎ finder.

Noun

waterfinder (plural waterfinders)

  1. Synonym of water diviner.
    • 1987, Greg Nielsen, Joseph Polansky, Pendulum Power: A Mystery You Can See, A Power You Can Feel, page 20:
      Again, Cassiodorus in the fourth century A.D. and Palladius in the sixth century praised waterfinders without specifically mentioning the use of the magic rod.