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healer

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heal·er  (hlr)
n.
One that heals or attempts to heal, especially a faith healer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.healerhealer - a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
naprapath - a therapist who practices naprapathy
alleviator - a therapist who makes suffering more endurable
chiropractor - a therapist who practices chiropractic
curandera - a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans
curandero - a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans
electrotherapist - someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity
herb doctor, herbalist - a therapist who heals by the use of herbs
naturopath - a therapist who practices naturopathy
osteopath, osteopathist - a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
physical therapist, physiotherapist - therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
clinical psychologist, psychotherapist - a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders
sangoma - a traditional Zulu healer and respected elder
speech therapist - a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders
Translations
healer [ˈhiːləʳ] Ncurandero(a) m/f
healer [ˈhiːlər] n (= person) → guérisseur/euse m/f
healing powers npl
[herb, stone] → vertus fpl thérapeutiques
[body] → pouvoir m de rétablissement
[healer] → pouvoir m de guérison
healer
nHeiler(in) m(f) (geh); (= herb etc)Heilmittel nt; time is a great healer (prov) → die Zeit heilt alle Wunden (Prov)
healer [ˈhiːləʳ] nguaritore/trice
healer [ˈhiːləʳ] nguaritore/trice


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It will be better that I should ask you a question: Is the physician, taken in that strict sense of which you are speaking, a healer of the sick or a maker of money?
With an inconsistency as monstrous as anything in this awful nightmare, they had helped the healer, and tended the wounded man with the gentlest solicitude-- had made a litter for him and escorted him carefully from the spot-- had then caught up their weapons and plunged anew into a butchery so dreadful, that the Doctor had covered his eyes with his hands, and swooned away in the midst of it.
The fame of the captain as a healer of diseases, had accompanied him to this village, and the great chief, O-push-y-e-cut, now entreated him to exert his skill on his daughter, who had been for three days racked with pains, for which the Pierced-nose doctors could devise no alleviation.
 
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