dowser

Example Sentences

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The dowser told him where to drill, how deep to go and how many gallons per minute he’d be able to pump.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2022

Angelo was up and down finding water like a dowser while Joel and Kelly bootlaced left and right, and Jack dashed through the woods as if in perpetual search for a shaded Port-o-John.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 16, 2020

As it turned out, Mr. Michele was perhaps not so much a savant as some kind of cultural dowser, wandering the landscape with a trusty witching wand.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2020

Kidder, 58, thought the labyrinth should go on the side of her yard but chose to consult a dowser, someone who read the earth’s energy through wooden rods.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2016

Mrs. Jarvis claims her sister is a legitimate dowser, and can find water for a “nominal fee.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman