1
: one that heals
plant extracts used by herbalist healers
Time is a great healer.
2
: a Christian Science practitioner
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Sudheesha Perera, Time, 6 May 2026
It was coined by Soviet physician and scientist Nikolai Lazarev in the 1940s, giving a modern name to a category of plants traditional healers had been using for millennia.
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The session will be guided by sound healer Darren Main.
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Naomi, equal parts healer and natural connector, used the moment.
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Sudheesha Perera, Time, 6 May 2026
It was coined by Soviet physician and scientist Nikolai Lazarev in the 1940s, giving a modern name to a category of plants traditional healers had been using for millennia.
—Ryan Brennan
may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
The session will be guided by sound healer Darren Main.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Naomi, equal parts healer and natural connector, used the moment.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Healer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/healer. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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healer
noun
heal·er
ˈhē-lər 
: one that heals
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