noun
- plural of douser; people or devices that extinguish fire or drench with water
- plural of douser; people who practice dowsing (divining for water or minerals using a rod or stick)
Usage: also called water witches or dowsers
Examples
- The firefighters acted as dousers, quickly extinguishing the flames.
- Water dousers were hired to search for underground springs on the property.
- The dousers used forked sticks to locate the hidden water source.
- Professional dousers claimed they could find minerals beneath the earth's surface.
- The bucket dousers worked together to put out the campfire.