healer

noun

heal·​er ˈhē-lər 

1

: one that heals

plant extracts used by herbalist healers

Time is a great healer.

2

: a Christian Science practitioner

Examples of healer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hannah, one of the horses equine healer Candice Webster likes to work with, needs to settle. — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

The moody Moon moves through your 11th House of Friends and conjoins wounded healer Chiron there, reminding you that mutual care fuels real collaboration. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

In the early 1970s, an American graduate student named Timothy Knab went searching the Mexican countryside for a healer, or curandero, who could provide an answer. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

There will also be psychic readers, healers, holistic trainers and more. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing healer

• time is a/the great healer

Rhymes for healer

• dealer
• feeler
• keeler
• peeler
• sealer
• stealer
• repealer
• revealer

Kids Definition

healer

noun

heal·​er ˈhē-lər 

: one that heals