healer
noun
heal·er
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Definition of healer
1
: one that heals
2
: a Christian Science practitioner
Examples of healer in a Sentence
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When nearby hospitals couldn’t help, his mother began taking him to Eastern European healers—shaman types. — Duff Mcdonald, WIRED, "The Cosmic, Psychedelic, Glow-in-the-Dark Art of Alex Aliume," 20 Aug. 2019 Many are young women, pimped under threats of spiritual damnation by juju healers. — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019 As rioting rocks Los Angeles in the year 2028, an arms dealer, a French assassin, disgruntled thieves and an injured cop make their way to Hotel Artemis -- a members-only hospital for criminals that’s operated by a high-tech healer called the Nurse. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 For more than 2,000 years, generations of healers and scholars added to and refined the knowledge. — Jani Actman, National Geographic, "How can traditional Chinese medicine threaten wildlife?," 17 June 2019 Traditional healers sell this drink to customers in Peru. — Fox News, "Rare spectacled bear being 'driven to extinction' by penis bone poachers brewing 'magical sex potion'," 5 June 2019 For healers and herbalists, the stakes were high; the wrong plant or preparation could result in death. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Botanical Artist Who Translates Plant Science Into Beautiful Art," 10 July 2018 There’ll be a visit to a traditional Balinese healer and a trek up an active volcano where a guide will cook a meal using steam vents from the volcano. — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, "A wild look at Indonesia, a lauded hotel at a winning price and more," 2 July 2018 Faith healers and spiritual cures have devotees here. — Sally Hayden, Washington Post, "Gambia’s dictator ordered a witch hunt. This village is still haunted by it.," 28 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'healer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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