healer

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈhiːlə(ɹ)//
United States//ˈhilɚ//

One who heals, especially through faith.

noun

1
One who heals, especially through faith.
faith healer
gifted healer
natural healer
The villagers sought help from a traditional healer.
2
Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease.

Etymology

From Middle English helere, the agent noun of heal; analysed as heal + -er. Cognate with Dutch heler (“healer”), German Heiler (“healer”), Icelandic heilari (“healer”).

Forms

plural: healers

heads-up · A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a…heal · To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.Heal · A surname.

healer · One who heals, especially through faith.

healing · The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair…health · The state of being free from physical or psychological…healthy · Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

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