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shaman

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shaman

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

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of shaman

medicine man, shamanist, witch doctor

charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, mage, Magian, magus, necromancer, magician, sorcerer, voodoo, voodooist, witch, wizard

enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress

thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, wonder-worker

crystal gazer, diviner, foreseer, fortune-teller, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, seer, soothsayer

exorciser, exorcist

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