English Explanatory Dictionary

dowser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.
One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaʊzə/

Word forms

dowser dowsers

Etymology

From dowse + -er.

Synonyms

divining rod dowsing rod rhabdomantist rhabdomancer radiesthesist water diviner waterfinder

Related words

rhabdomancy

Translations

Catalan: saurí Catalan: rabdomàntic Catalan: rabdomàntica Catalan: rabdomant Dutch: wichelroedeloper Finnish: kaivonkatsoja French: rhabdomancien French: rhabdomancienne French: baguettisant French: baguettisante French: sourcier French: sourcière French: radiesthésiste Galician: rabdomante German: Rutengänger German: Rutengängerin German: Wünschelrutengänger German: Wünschelrutengängerin German: Wünschelrutengeher German: Wünschelrutengeherin German: Rhabdomant German: Rhabdomantin Greek: ραβδοσκόπος Ido: hidroskopo Irish: aimsitheoir uisce Irish: collóir Italian: rabdomante Latin: aquilex Marathi: जलशोधक Marathi: पानाडी Marathi: पानाड्या Polish: różdżkarz Polish: różdżkarka Polish: radiesteta Polish: radiestetka Portuguese: rabdomante Portuguese: vedor Spanish: zahorí Spanish: rabdomante

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