dowser

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Other dowsers claim they can locate treasures, lost objects, alien life forms and stress in the body.

From New York Times

Each dowser reacts differently to the unseen, Marshall said.

From Washington Times

A dowser will typically hold the rods, usually shaped like the letter Y, while walking over land and being alert for any movement to find water.

From BBC

He writes, “Such certainty comes seldom, but when it comes it is as irresistible as the downward bending of a dowser’s twig.”

From The New Yorker

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