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medicine man
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medicine man
n.
1. A male shaman or shamanistic healer, especially among Native American peoples.
2. A hawker of brews and potions among the audience in a medicine show.
medicine man
Noun
(among certain peoples) a person believed to have supernatural powers of healing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.medicine manmedicine man - a Native American shaman            
rainmaker - American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
priest-doctor, shaman - in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Translations

medicine man n → hechicero
medicine man irreg n → sorcier m
medicine man medicine n → Medizinmann m
medicine man n → stregone m


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