healer

noun

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

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The latter film centers on a father and son; the son, a medical doctor, adheres to a rational worldview, while his father is a faith healer. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025 It's clearly intended for a healer following The Remembrance. — Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025 Or a gathering of healers and shamans in Catemaco, Veracruz, for La Noche de Brujas (Night of the Witches)? — Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025 This compound was isolated from the bark of a tree long used by Samoan traditional healers to treat hepatitis — ethnobotanist Paul Cox recorded its use there, bringing the compound to the attention of other researchers. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for healer

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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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