DOWSER

Etymology

Noun

dowser (plural dowsers)

A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.

Synonyms: divining rod, dowsing rod

Coordinate term: doodlebug

One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.

Synonyms: rhabdomantist, rhabdomancer, radiesthesist

Anagrams

• Dowers, Sowder, dowers, drowse, sworde, wordes, worsed

Source: Wiktionary

Dows"er, n.

1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod. [Colloq.]

2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod. Eng. Cyc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition