Dowser
noun
A person who uses a dowsing rod to find underground water or minerals.
My neighbor is a professional dowser; he was hired to find a place to drill for a new well.
Often appears as...
- professional dowser
- hire a dowser
noun
Dowsing rod or tool used in dowsing.
He held the dowser in his hands and slowly walked around the field.
Often appears as...
- hold a dowser
- use a dowser
noun
A person who uses a dowsing rod to find underground water or minerals.
My neighbor is a professional dowser; he was hired to find a place to drill for a new well.
Often appears as...
- professional dowser
- hire a dowser
noun
Dowsing rod or tool used in dowsing.
He held the dowser in his hands and slowly walked around the field.
Often appears as...
- hold a dowser
- use a dowser
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Craft
Dowsing is seen as an old-fashioned technique, often viewed with skepticism.
The old dowser claimed he could find water like his ancestors did.
Pro Tip 2/3Skepticism Common
Many people doubt dowsing's effectiveness, so using the term may imply belief in disputed methods.
Despite the doubts, the hired dowser began his search for the underground spring.
Pro Tip 3/3Specialized Term
Not a word everyone knows, 'dowser' may confuse those unfamiliar with the practice.
The children watched, fascinated, as the dowser searched for well water on the farm.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Craft
Dowsing is seen as an old-fashioned technique, often viewed with skepticism.
The old dowser claimed he could find water like his ancestors did.
Pro Tip 2/3Skepticism Common
Many people doubt dowsing's effectiveness, so using the term may imply belief in disputed methods.
Despite the doubts, the hired dowser began his search for the underground spring.
Pro Tip 3/3Specialized Term
Not a word everyone knows, 'dowser' may confuse those unfamiliar with the practice.
The children watched, fascinated, as the dowser searched for well water on the farm.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Craft
Dowsing is seen as an old-fashioned technique, often viewed with skepticism.
The old dowser claimed he could find water like his ancestors did.
Pro Tip 2/3Skepticism Common
Many people doubt dowsing's effectiveness, so using the term may imply belief in disputed methods.
Despite the doubts, the hired dowser began his search for the underground spring.
Pro Tip 3/3Specialized Term
Not a word everyone knows, 'dowser' may confuse those unfamiliar with the practice.
The children watched, fascinated, as the dowser searched for well water on the farm.
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Quote examples
Brenda Laurel
American Designer
I don't understand computers. I've been unable to construct a working mental model of how they do what they do. I can break software by looking at it. I can blow anything up. Without trying. It's sort of like being a dowser. And this extreme elaborate clumsiness on my part is actually something people will pay me for. It's quite wonderful.
Quote examples
Brenda Laurel
American Designer
I don't understand computers. I've been unable to construct a working mental model of how they do what they do. I can break software by looking at it. I can blow anything up. Without trying. It's sort of like being a dowser. And this extreme elaborate clumsiness on my part is actually something people will pay me for. It's quite wonderful.
Example 1 of 1
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