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

The spa also can connect you with some of the area’s top traditional healers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Seekers, meanwhile, runs to six parts and follows the human experience through the eyes of an Amazonian chief, an Advaita monk, an African healer, a Hindu sage, a Native grandmother and a Buddhist psychologist. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Referees never officiate on the same team in successive weeks and rarely twice in a month, and time is a great healer. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The care plan also incorporates intercultural and spiritual support, the institute added, which honors his Indigenous heritage and allows traditional healers alongside medical professionals. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 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