medicine man
noun
: a person especially among American Indian groups who is believed to possess supernatural powers that can heal illnesses and keep away evil spirits : shaman
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Costner cast Greene as real-life Lakota Sioux medicine man Kicking Bird in the film, a epic Western adapted from Michael Blake’s novel.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
To today's ear, the elixirs, potions and tonics sold at Haag sound like a traveling medicine man’s inventory: Swamp root, Danderine, Sloan’s Liniment, Catarrh Jelly, Wine of Cardue.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The dance began a century ago when an Ojibwe medicine man’s granddaughter fell sick.
—Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Throughout the ceremony's four days of observances and events, the young woman is guided and advised by her medicine man.
—Alejandra Rubio, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
To today's ear, the elixirs, potions and tonics sold at Haag sound like a traveling medicine man’s inventory: Swamp root, Danderine, Sloan’s Liniment, Catarrh Jelly, Wine of Cardue.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The dance began a century ago when an Ojibwe medicine man’s granddaughter fell sick.
—Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Throughout the ceremony's four days of observances and events, the young woman is guided and advised by her medicine man.
—Alejandra Rubio, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Medicine man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medicine%20man. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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