as in witch
someone who is believed in some cultures to be able to use magic to cure people who are sick, to control future events, etc.
went to the shaman for a remedy
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Recent Examples of shaman
Well, Hyun-ju does beat up the shaman lady, Seon-nyeo, at one time by slapping her.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
One of Seon-nyeo’s followers switches from X to O, looking reverentially up at the shaman.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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
Min claimed that the shaman is simply a friend of hers.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
One of Seon-nyeo’s followers switches from X to O, looking reverentially up at the shaman.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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
Min claimed that the shaman is simply a friend of hers.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaman
Noun
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The witch hunting seems to have been sparked by children who claimed they were being taken from their beds to meet the devil by neighborhood women.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Mar. 2025
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But there are also cowboys and witches and werewolves and giant skeleton monsters.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Lochlan starts downing drinks at an alarming rate, and when Chloe hands them party drugs to take, the little magician swallows a pill without hesitation.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
16 Mar. 2025
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In January, another viral moment saw a woman hire a magician for her friend's 25th birthday party, leaving everyone in attendance thoroughly amused.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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See, the people behind the martech need to be wizards a bit, too.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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The new wands, now on sale, come with the ability to be personalized with a wizard name, lead to exclusive adventures and build House Points, a daily competition among Hogwarts’ wizards.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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There is the love of Irish and Mexican dance traditions, love challenged by evil sorcerers and family dynamics and the passionate love that ends in tragedy.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Players adopt alter egos, from warriors to sorcerers, who traverse worlds of mysticism and monsters.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Salem, a 500-year-old human warlock sentenced to live for 100 years as a cat as punishment for his magical hubris, embodies this tension brilliantly.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2024
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Dressed in their costumes—which often include pointy hats and billowing robes—the paddling witches and warlocks become striking silhouettes on the horizon.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The film treats Ryder’s Beth as the evil hag witch who the virginal hard worker Nina has to beat to achieve her dreams, and Ryder plays that role with relish and gusto.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Sep. 2024
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“Shaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaman. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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