dowser

English

dowse +‎ -er

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
- 1996, Richard Webster, Dowsing for Beginners: The Art of Discovering Water, Treasure, Gold, Oil, Artifacts, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN:
  Interestingly enough, John Mullins, the celebrated English dowser, was able to do this experiment using a forked twig, rather than a pendulum. He claimed to be able to locate nothing but water with his dowsing rod.
- 2002, Michael Shermer, The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 93:
  The instrument a dowser uses is called a dowsing rod, dowsing stick, doodlebug (when used to locate oil), or divining rod. Almost any item can be used for this purpose: a birch twig, a whalebone, and even a hanger.

divining rod — see divining rod

one who uses the dowser or divining rod

Catalan: saurí m
Finnish: kaivonkatsoja (fi)
French: rhabdomancien (fr) m, rhabdomancienne (fr) f, baguettisant (fr) m, baguettisante (fr) f, sourcier (fr) m, sourcière (fr) f, radiesthésiste (fr) m or f
Galician: rabdomante m
German: Rutengänger (de) m, Rutengängerin (de) f, Wünschelrutengänger (de) m, Wünschelrutengängerin (de) f, Wünschelrutengeher m, Wünschelrutengeherin f, Rhabdomant m, Rhabdomantin f
Greek: ραβδοσκόπος (el) m or f (ravdoskópos)
Ido: hidroskopo (io)
Irish: aimsitheoir uisce m, collóir m
Italian: rabdomante (it) m or f
Latin: aquilex m
Polish: różdżkarz m, różdżkarka f, radiesteta m, radiestetka f
Portuguese: rabdomante m or f, vedor (pt) m
Spanish: zahorí (es) m, rabdomante (es) m or f