massagern.
/ˈmasɑː(d)ʒə/, U.S. /məˈsɑ(d)ʒər/ 1. A person who practises massage; a masseur or masseuse. Also figurative.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > paramedic > [noun] > manipulator > masseur or masseuse
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strokesman1712
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shampooer1829
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massager1889
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massotherapist1932
Rolfer1971
massage therapist1977
1889 W. Murrell Massotherapeutics (ed. 4) ii. 14 Those who are at all acquainted with Amsterdam will smile at the idea of rheumatic patients resorting thither, even though it be the headquarters of the eminent ‘massager’.
1921 E. G. Lowry Washington Close-ups 85 He is..a politician to his finger tips and a strong josher; a real handshaker and an elbow massager.
1991 Newsweek (Canad. ed.) 9 Dec. 35/1 That building [sc. the Pentagon] has more bureaucrats and paper massagers now than it did when our uniformed military was double its present strength.
2. A machine or device used for massage.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other medical equipment > [noun] > instruments used in massage
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massager1940
massage roulette1969
1940 Life 4 Nov. 54 Wooden barrel massager with rollers like clothes wringers is designed for action on the hips and buttocks.
1969 E. M. Brecher Sex Researchers (1970) x. 291 Dr. Dickinson was responsible..for the introduction into American gynecological practice of the electrical vibrator or massager.
1984 Miami Herald 27 Mar. 19/1 Chiropractors often have the professional kind of massager you need because it can also be used for the back and neck.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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