"dowser" in Chinese (Simplified)
探水者探矿者
Definition
探水者是指使用树枝、杖、仪器等工具，按传统或民间方法寻找地下水、矿藏等隐藏物的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“探水者”多用于民间或传统语境，常与“找水”连用。是较少见的词语，不属于科学用语。
Examples
The dowser walked slowly holding a Y-shaped stick.
这位**探水者**慢慢地拿着一根Y形的树枝走着。
A dowser can be hired to search for underground water.
可以请**探水者**来找地下水。
The village trusted the dowser to find a well.
村民相信**探水者**能够找到井。
My grandfather once claimed the local dowser found water on their land.
我爷爷说，当地的**探水者**曾在他们的地找到水。
Many people are skeptical about what a dowser can really do.
很多人质疑**探水者**到底能做什么。
They brought in a dowser before drilling any wells, just to be sure.
他们在打井前请来了**探水者**以防万一。