rhabdomancer

/ˈræbdəˌmænsər/
noun
  1. A person who uses a rod or stick to find underground water, minerals, or other hidden things; a dowser.
    • Some farmers still hire a rhabdomancer to locate wells on their land.
    • The rhabdomancer claimed his rod could detect buried pipes and cables.
    • The rhabdomancer walked slowly across the field, holding a forked stick that twitched when she found water.
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