healer
noun
heal·er ˈhē-lər 
1
: one that heals
2
: a Christian Science practitioner
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web COMO Point Yamu in Thailand is hosting a women’s wellness retreat with a sound healer, yoga teacher and art therapist. 
Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Of mixed ancestry, Scott is a veteran Sundancer, a traditional healer, and a ceremonial leader in the Lakota tradition as well as the Native American Church. Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2020 The guests included a real-estate-agent-turned-death-doula and a shamanic healer who dispensed bags of shrooms with a business card. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Others looked to him as a healer and counted on him for his teaching ability. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2022 To play an agile elf, Córdova studied various martial arts, including wushu, kung fu, and capoeira, while Boniadi took gardening and perfume workshops to prepare for her role as a healer. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022 This could encourage Bap’s teammates to stay close to their damn healer. Kris Holt, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Simon Mozgovyi’s Chrysanthemum Day, a co-production with North Macedonia, is a high-concept drama about a traditional healer who mysteriously survives a nuclear explosion but completely loses her memory. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2022 Leaphorn as a longtime city dweller with deep skepticism, if not contempt, regarding the more supernatural parts of Navajo culture, and Chee as a believer training to be a traditional Navajo healer. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2022 See More
Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Of mixed ancestry, Scott is a veteran Sundancer, a traditional healer, and a ceremonial leader in the Lakota tradition as well as the Native American Church. Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2020 The guests included a real-estate-agent-turned-death-doula and a shamanic healer who dispensed bags of shrooms with a business card. New York Times, 20 July 2022 Others looked to him as a healer and counted on him for his teaching ability. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2022 To play an agile elf, Córdova studied various martial arts, including wushu, kung fu, and capoeira, while Boniadi took gardening and perfume workshops to prepare for her role as a healer. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022 This could encourage Bap’s teammates to stay close to their damn healer. Kris Holt, Forbes, 13 May 2022 Simon Mozgovyi’s Chrysanthemum Day, a co-production with North Macedonia, is a high-concept drama about a traditional healer who mysteriously survives a nuclear explosion but completely loses her memory. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2022 Leaphorn as a longtime city dweller with deep skepticism, if not contempt, regarding the more supernatural parts of Navajo culture, and Chee as a believer training to be a traditional Navajo healer. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1