Definition of dowser - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

water finder

Rare

person skilled in finding underground water

Rare

The dowser used a forked stick to locate the underground spring..

water diviner

tool

Rare

forked stick used to find underground water

Rare

The dowser pointed to where the water was.

divining rod

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Origin of dowser

English, dowse (to search for water)

Examples of dowser in a sentence

Villagers called a dowser to find a new well.
The farmer used a dowser to locate the well.
A dowser was employed to find water for the new house.

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French:radiesthésiste, bâton de sourcier, ...
German:Wünschelrutengänger, ...
Italian:cercatore d'acqua, bacchetta da rabdomante, ...
Spanish:zahorí, vara de zahorí, ...
Portuguese:radiestesista, vara de radiestesia, ...
Chinese:探水者, 探水棒, ...
Japanese:水探し, ダウジング棒, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَخْرِج الماء, عَصَا مُتَفَرِّعَة, ...
Hebrew:מַגְלֵה מַיִם, מַקֵּל מַיִם, ...
Russian:искатель воды, лоза, ...
Ukrainian:лозошукач, вилка, ...
Hindi:जल खोजने वाला, डाउज़र, ...
Bengali:জল সন্ধানকারী, ডাউজার, ...
Catalan:buscador d'aigua, saurí, ...
Czech:proutkař, virgule, ...
Danish:vandfinder, vandrør, ...
Dutch:waterzoeker, wichelroede, ...
Greek:ραβδοσκόπος, ραβδί, ...
Hungarian:vízkereső, varázsvessző, ...
Khmer:អ្នករកទឹកក្រោមដី, ដំបងរកទឹកក្រោមដី, ...
Korean:수맥 탐사자, 수맥 탐지기, ...
Persian:آب‌یاب, چوب جستجوگر, ...
Polish:radiesteta, różdżka, ...
Portuguese (BR):radiestesista, vara de adivinhação, ...
Romanian:radiestezist, baghetă, ...
Swedish:vattensökare, slagruta, ...
Thai:ผู้หาน้ำบาดาล, ไม้แยกน้ำ, ...
Turkish:su arayıcısı, çatallı çubuk, ...
Vietnamese:người tìm nước, cây chạc, ...

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Definition of dowser - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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