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Meaning of "douser" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUSER

douser  [ˈdaʊsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUSER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Douser is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOUSER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dousing

Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice swimming. Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism.

Definition of douser in the English dictionary

The definition of douser in the dictionary is a person or thing that douses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOUSER


amorosa
ˌæməˈrəʊsə
chouser
ˈtʃaʊsə
curiosa
ˌkjʊərɪˈəʊsə
degausser
diːˈɡaʊsə
delouser
diːˈlaʊsə
dosa
ˈdəʊsə
Formosa
fɔːˈməʊsə
gloriosa
ˌɡləʊrɪˈəʊsə
grocer
ˈɡrəʊsə
grouser
ˈɡraʊsə
Hausa
ˈhaʊsə
mimosa
mɪˈməʊsə
mucosa
mjuːˈkəʊsə
samosa
səˈməʊsə
scabiosa
ˌskeɪbɪˈəʊsə
scouser
ˈskaʊsə
submucosa
ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊsə
Tolosa
təˈləʊsə
tosa
ˈtəʊsə
warehouser
ˈwɛəˌhaʊsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUSER

doulocracy
doum palm
douma
doun
Dounreay
doup
doupioni
douppioni
dour
doura
dourah
dourine
dourly
dourness
Douro
douroucouli
douse
dout
douter
douzepers

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUSER

abuser
accuser
amuser
arouser
carouser
causer
diffuser
end user
espouser
houser
louser
Mauser
mouser
rabble-rouser
refuser
rouser
smouser
touser
trouser
user

Synonyms and antonyms of douser in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «douser» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUSER

Find out the translation of douser to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of douser from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «douser» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

遮光板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

douser
570 millions of speakers

English

douser
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

douser
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوسير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

что затвор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

douser
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

douser
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

douser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Douser
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Douser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遮光板
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

douser
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Douser
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

douser
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

douser
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डूझर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

douser
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

douser
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

douser
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

що затвор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

douser
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

douser
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

douser
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skärmplattan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

douser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of douser

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUSER»

The term «douser» is normally little used and occupies the 129.669 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of douser
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUSER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «douser» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «douser» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about douser

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUSER»

Discover the use of douser in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to douser and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
... a light aperture and a mechanism for feeding the tilm past said aperture, a movable shutter adapted in one position to cover said aperture, a support for a source of light spaced from said machine, a movable douser mounted on said support, ...
2
The Threshermen's Review
We had been fellow-students in geology and had been in sympathy in condemning all dousing as a fraud and particularly damnatory of one eminent West country douser who published his own portrait, on a badly written circular, with eyes ...
Power farming, 1907
3
Workmen's Compensation ... Annual Report
Van Douser does not recall this situation, although the conversation and notice to -Van Douser Is testified to by the applicant and by his interpreter, Kordus. The fact is that the applicant went to Dr. S. M. B. Smith of Wausau, who is the surgeon ...
Industrial Commission of Wisconsin, 1912
4
Weekly World News
"I've seen three cases of Type-A personalities get Gross Abdominal Scorching this past week," said emergency room physician Dr. Albert Douser. "They are all the same Type-A individuals whose fire in the belly literally becomes fire in the ...
5
Danger! Wizard at Work! #11
A cry went up: “Douser! Douser!” A plump blue-green dragon galumphed over to the burning chair. He drew a breath and—WHOOSH ! Instead of flames, water spurted out of his mouth, quickly putting out the fire. All the dragons began to clap  ...
Kate McMullan, 2004
6
Smart Home Automation with Linux and Raspberry Pi
... “douser", "public“, "Public"); These parameters, by convention, are prefixed with do, indicating that they should change the refresh state. That is, new state : old state + do changes. The applet manager generates a suitable link by gathering ...
Steven Goodwin, 2013
7
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook: Film Lighting Equipment, ...
Three of the four primary adjustments are made with levers on the top of the light: Douser: The back knob dowses the entire beam. This is the control used to bring the light up on a performer, and to go to black when the performer exits.
Harry Box, 2013
8
Surrealist Ghostliness
In the box titled Virgula Divina (005), Hiller shows douser's equipment with a photocopy of her notes on Thomas Charles Lethbridge, a British archaeologist. In a way she compares the work of an archaeologist to that of a douser, both diggers ...
Katharine Conley, 2013
9
The Linux Programming Interface
douser [-u user ] program-file arg1 arg2 ... The douser program executes program -file, with the given arguments, as though it was run by user. (If the –u option is omitted, then user should default to root.) Before executing program-file, douser ...
Michael Kerrisk, 2010
10
Grizzly Tales 4: Freaks of Nature
But on the sixth day he was caught redhanded. Having dropped a match into a postbox, he got his wrist caught in the slit and a policeman had to pull him free. 'I don't understand what you think you're doing,' said Sergeant Douser, when Frank  ...
Jamie Rix, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUSER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term douser is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tuesday's Sound Off
When I retire I've decided to become a professional douser since I've got a full proof way to detect H2O. I'm going to attach a golf ball to a ... «The Mercury, Jun 15»
2
Merger aids Scottish golf sponsorship opportunities
... East Lothian thrapple douser after announcing that the final of its highly successful Belhaven Best Scottish Club Handicap Championship will ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
3
Here's how you can own Emily Jones' Powerade-soaked dress
And, while the dress comes with the Gatorade stains still soaked-in, it also comes with autographs from both Josh Hamilton and the douser ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»
4
An Ode to the Lost World of the Film Projection Booth
“To me, the film projectors are like a wondrous magic trick: thread them with a celluloid ribbon, strike the carbon arc, open the douser, and the ... «Wired, Apr 15»
5
Kabiyesi,But Why By Akintola Makinde
... enough gaffes from several actors in the corridors of power which has become a common sound to the ears and a douser amidst the tensions ... «SaharaReporters.com, Apr 15»
6
Review: Confusion reigns on 19-2
... being doused by a bucket of human waste finally drove her over the edge: she attacked the douser with pepper spray and was given time off. «TV, eh?, Mar 15»
7
Firefighting roguelike Flame Over shoots water on to your Vita on …
In Flame Over you are Blaze Carruthers, a moustache of a man, and a mean fire douser. You guide him through the many randomly generated ... «Pocket Gamer, Feb 15»
8
Is a Married Man's Photo on a Hookup App Appropriate?
So, instead of “Stop making me sick, you flagrant perfume douser,” try something like: “I hate to interfere with your personal space. But could ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
9
Remembering friends Northern Nevada lost in 2014
Jack Sweeney, WWII vet, railroad man and water douser; … Bob Pearce, Elko County Commissioner; … John Griffin, educator; … «Reno Gazette Journal, Dec 14»
10
Lahore inferno claims 13 lives
The emergency service also sent six ambulances and one water douser while the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) moved six ... «The News International, Dec 14»

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