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dowser

noun
dows·​er | \ ˈdau̇-zər \

Definition of dowser

: divining rod also : a person who uses it

Examples of dowser in a Sentence

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 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

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First Known Use of dowser

1838, in the meaning defined above

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