healer

noun

heal·​er ˈhē-lər How to pronounce healer (audio)
1
: one that heals
2
: a Christian Science practitioner

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Emma Mackey), who put her anthropology studies on hold in order to accompany her mother to Spain, where a healer named Gomez (Vincent Perez) is trying a more holistic approach. Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025 Health authorities said the man also sought the services of a traditional healer. Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025 Smoke curled around my body as Maria Garcia, a Yucatec Maya healer, walked around me in circles, swinging a pail of incense. Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 They are used to being healers, which sometimes translates into wanting to fix their patients. Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for healer 

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First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of healer was in the 12th century

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healer

noun
heal·​er ˈhē-lər How to pronounce healer (audio)
: one that heals

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