as in witch
someone who is believed in some cultures to be able to use magic to cure people who are sick, to control future events, etc.
went to the shaman for a remedy
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Recent Examples of shaman
The Saturday morning group yoga has transformed into a one-on-one life-mapping session with a Mayan shaman.
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Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Prior to collecting, a local shaman conducts a ceremony to honor and respect the bees.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
His staff of nine even includes shaman to advise on spiritual concerns.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 May 2025
The Scythians, ancient shamans of Central Asia, burned cannabis as a ceremonial incense.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
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Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Prior to collecting, a local shaman conducts a ceremony to honor and respect the bees.
—Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
His staff of nine even includes shaman to advise on spiritual concerns.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 May 2025
The Scythians, ancient shamans of Central Asia, burned cannabis as a ceremonial incense.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaman
Noun
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One woman asked a witch to cast a love spell on a man, only for the witch to DM her target and rat her out.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Centuries earlier, she might have been labeled a witch.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Protect the Mütter created a petition—signed by more than thirty thousand people, including Roach, the magician Penn Jillette, and the novelist Neil Gaiman—that called for the dismissal of Irons and Quinn, among other measures.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The series will feature magicians, cultural performances and dance performances, including the Anaheim Ballet.—
Andrea Manes,
Oc Register,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Jacobs, a White man, likened Walton, a Black woman, to David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The star, who portrayed Alex Russo on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, shared a photo from the spinoff’s set of her hand — complete with glittering manicure — holding her red wizard wand on Instagram Stories.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Try, try again Speaking of classes, the eight options here tend to fall into the usual archetypes for this kind of action-adventure game: the tank, the mage, the defensive specialist, the dextrous dodger, etc.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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When supernatural events threaten the town of Owl’s Hollow, Charlie, the owner of the local spell shop, and Fitz, a mage business mogul, must put their rivalry aside to save the magical enclave.—
Ashley Poston,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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With his sword, superhuman strength, and loyal friends, He-Man defends Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the forces of the evil sorcerer Skeletor.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
15 June 2025
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In a far-off city, all our heroes teamed up to defeat an invading empire and kill the evil immortal sorcerer guiding their invasion, all while exorcising their own various demons or taking on some new ones.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Taking care of the ball is never easy against the warlocks of the Thunder defense, but Indiana has committed 16 or fewer turnovers in four of the six games so far.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Elphaba busies herself trying to expose the corruption helmed by the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), while Glinda dons a tiara and becomes the people’s princess of the Emerald City, playing directly into the faux warlock’s agenda.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 June 2025
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That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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Several get small charts offering ideas to inspire how the monster could be used, such as what strange price a hag might have for its secrets or what an owlbear might keep in its den beyond treasure.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Shaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaman. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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