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Vinony

healer

noun

  1. unlicensed person who practices the art of healing using traditional practices, herbal remedies and even the power of suggestion
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhiːlə(ɹ)/ / /ˈhilɚ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English helere, the agent noun of heal; analysed as heal + -er. Cognate with Dutch heler (“healer”), German Heiler (“healer”), Icelandic heilari (“healer”).

  1. One who heals, especially through faith.

    “faith healer”

    “gifted healer”

  2. Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease.