healer

noun

heal·​er ˈhē-lər How to pronounce healer (audio)
1
: one that heals
2
: a Christian Science practitioner

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My mom recalls helping her mother during visits as a community healer. Mona Alsoraimi-Espiritu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025 Launched in 2019 by Pitt and Hari, an energy healer, God’s True Cashmere has garnered a following for its 100 percent cashmere shirts with buttons made from healing stones that are placed to align with the chakras. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 6 June 2025 Layan Life also has an energy healer on staff who can diagnose any imbalances in your body. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 The film centers on Hong Im, a widowed farmer who leads a double life – tending paddy fields by day and serving as a ritual healer for villagers by night. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for healer

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of healer was in the 12th century

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“Healer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/healer. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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healer

noun
heal·​er ˈhē-lər How to pronounce healer (audio)
: one that heals

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