dowser
/ˈdaʊzə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.
noun
One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Google Cayce and you will find “coolhunter,” and if you look closely you may see it suggested that she is a “sensitive” of some kind, a dowser in the world of global marketing."
Etymology
From dowse + -er.