herbalist

noun

herb·​al·​ist ˈ(h)ər-bə-list 

1

: a person who practices healing by the use of herbs

2

: a person who collects or grows herbs

Examples of herbalist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The judges — including Brenda, Tracy, Indigenous herbalist Matricia Bauer, chef Scott Iserhoff, and returning guests Nicole Gomes and Paul Rogalski — are floored by everyone’s offerings. —Caroline Framke, Vulture, 30 May 2025

Following last year's sell-out lecture series, the second Women's Health & Herbs set of workshops sees medical herbalist and Forage Botanicals’ founder, Natasha Richardson, collaborate with herbologist Maya Thomas to tackle key health topics with a holistic, whole-body approach. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025

There's even a resident herbalist who prepares custom teas to enhance your health. —Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

The cloister houses an herbalist doling out tisanes and tinctures and a boulangerie producing sourdough loaves from flour milled on-site. —Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

herbalist

noun

herb·​al·​ist -ləst 

1

: one who collects or grows herbs

2

: one who practices herbal medicine