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Diviner vs Alchemist - What's the difference?

diviner | alchemist |

As nouns the difference between diviner and alchemist

is that diviner is one who foretells the future while alchemist is alchemist (one who practices alchemy).

diviner

English

Alternative forms

* devynour, divinour (qualifier); divinor (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who foretells the future.
  • One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

    • Synonyms

    * (one who foretells the future) foreteller, fortune-teller, prophet, seer, soothsayer * (one who searches for underground water) water diviner, dowser

    Derived terms

    * diviner's sage * water diviner

    Related terms

    * see divine

    Anagrams

    * ----

    alchemist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who practices alchemy.
  • One who blends material or substances in the nature or supposed nature of alchemy.

    • Related terms

    * alchemical * alchemy

    Derived terms

    * alchemistic * alchemistical

    See also

    * elixir, elixir of life * philosophers' stone, philosopher's stone ----