healer
pronunciation
How to pronounce healer in British English:
UK [ˈhi:lə(r)]
How to pronounce healer in American English:
US [ˈhilɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
Word Origin
- healer (n.)
- late Old English, "one who heals," especially "savior, Jesus," agent noun from heal (v.). As "a curative medicine" from late 14c. The usual Old English noun for Jesus as savior was hæland (Middle English healend), a noun use of a present participle, being a rough translation of the name (see Joshua) or of Latin salvator.
Example
- 1. You 're a faith healer ?
- 2. Garlic has a long history as a healer
- 3. You brought meto a faith healer ?
- 4. I sense in you a true healer .
- 5. Often animal people would become the tribal healer or medicine person in the past as a result .