(n.) A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod.
(n.) One who uses the dowser or divining rod.
Example Sentences:
(1) Positive responses (dowsing signals) were evoked from 14 male "dowsers" by exposure to artificial electromagnetic (ac) fields.
(2) Discrimination among magnetic patterns (signatures) is hypothesized to account for the apparent ability of dowsers to find specific underground substances, notably water.