Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dowser

2 senses of dowser

Sense 1
water witch, dowser, rhabdomancer -- (someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water)
       => diviner -- (someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers)

Sense 2
divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder -- (forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil)
       => stick -- (an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick")