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dowser
dowser n. 
/ˈdaʊzə(r)/ one who uses the divining-rod, a water-diviner.
/ˈdaʊzə(r)/ one who uses the divining-rod, a water-diviner.ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > [noun] > types of search or searching > searching for subterraneous water or minerals > instrument used in
rhabdomancer1817
dowser1835
witcher1906
the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > detection of radiation > detecting subterraneous springs, etc. > rhabdomancy > one who practises
water-finder1656
hydrophantic1729
spring-teller1785
water witch1808
rhabdomancer1817
water diviner1825
rhabdomantist1832
dowser1835
jowser1840
witch1843
water witcher1868
water dowser1873
hydroscopist1885
1835Dowsers [see dowsing n.].
1888 Standard 22 Dec. These authorities [Hastings Board of Guardians] lately invoked the aid of a ‘Dowser’, or water diviner, to tell them where to sink a well.
1894 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/2 The dry summer of 1893 brought the Divining Rod forward..‘dowsers’ sought for water with the mystic ‘twig’, and, very often, found it.
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