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dowser

noun
dows·​er | \ ˈdau̇-zər How to pronounce dowser (audio) \

Definition of dowser

: divining rod also : a person who uses it

Examples of dowser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The divining rod pulled the dowser up the driveway, past the cabin, adroitly between trees and over the full length of our dock to its end, where he — sploosh! — fell into four feet of lake water. — Dick Teresi, New York Times, "The Truth Is Out There, and the Feds Paid to Find It," 25 Apr. 2017

First Known Use of dowser

1838, in the meaning defined above

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