HEALER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does healer mean? 

• HEALER (noun)
  The noun HEALER has 1 sense:

1. a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

  Familiarity information: HEALER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEALER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person skilled in a particular type of therapy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

healer; therapist

Hypernyms ("healer" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "healer"):

naprapath (a therapist who practices naprapathy)

alleviator (a therapist who makes suffering more endurable)

chiropractor (a therapist who practices chiropractic)

curandera (a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans)

curandero (a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans)

electrotherapist (someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity)

herb doctor; herbalist (a therapist who heals by the use of herbs)

naturopath (a therapist who practices naturopathy)

osteopath; osteopathist (a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles)

physical therapist; physiotherapist (therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder)

clinical psychologist; psychotherapist (a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders)

sangoma (a traditional Zulu healer and respected elder)

speech therapist (a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders)

Derivation:

heal (provide a cure for, make healthy again)

 Context examples 

With Jupiter, the great healer, in your solar twelfth house, you will have a remarkable ability to find the help you need.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

The virus was brought into Sierra Leone by 14 people who had been in nearby Guinea to attend the funeral of a traditional healer who had treated Ebola patients.

(Genetics of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak, NIH)

Jupiter is called the great healer, because having this planet in your sign is known to help rejuvenate you physically and mentally.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Thanks to Jupiter, called the great planet of good fortune, and also the great healer, you will become more motivated to pay attention to your body’s health and fitness.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)