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Noun: dowser  daw-zu(r)
  1. Someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
    "The farmer hired a dowser to locate the best spot to dig a well";
    - rhabdomancer
     
  2. Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
    "Despite scientific scepticism, some still use a dowser to locate water sources";
    - divining rod, dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder

Derived forms: dowsers

Type of: diviner, stick

Encyclopedia: Dowser