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单词 radiesthetist
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radiesthetistn.

Brit. /reɪdɪˈiːsθətɪst/, U.S. /ˌreɪdɪˈɛsθədᵻst/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: radiesthetic adj., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < radiesthet- (in radiesthetic adj.) + -ist suffix, probably after anaesthetist n.
A person who practises, or is able to perform, radiesthesia.
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1957 V. D. Wethered Introd. Med. Radiesthesia & Radionics xiii. 130 A foreign radiesthetist travelling in a train on the Continent was able to diagnose accurately what a fellow traveller was suffering from.
1958 M. Spark Robinson 57 I number among my acquaintances distinguished psychometrists,..astral radiesthetists, [etc.].
1997 B. Rowlands Which? Guide Complementary Med. 210 A medical dowser or radiesthetist..uses a pendulum instead of a dowser's twig. He or she works from a sample or ‘witness’ of the patient, usually a strand of hair, nail clipping or spot of blood on a filter paper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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