1
: one that heals
plant extracts used by herbalist healers
Time is a great healer.
2
: a Christian Science practitioner
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Sometimes time is the healer for everyone for the bright light to come back through.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Hours later, the holistic healer posted a $200,000 bond and was released from jail.
—Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Guests may choose a water treatment in a pool that evokes the area’s limestone cenotes (underground wells) or try a purification by a local healer in a temazcal (a traditional heated lodge), among many other journeys for mind and body well-being.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
The director’s father is a very famous healer in that region.
—Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Hours later, the holistic healer posted a $200,000 bond and was released from jail.
—Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Guests may choose a water treatment in a pool that evokes the area’s limestone cenotes (underground wells) or try a purification by a local healer in a temazcal (a traditional heated lodge), among many other journeys for mind and body well-being.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
The director’s father is a very famous healer in that region.
—Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for healer
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“Healer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/healer. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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healer
noun
heal·er
ˈhē-lər 
: one that heals
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