healer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhilɚ/ (US)
- /ˈhiːlə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (US) audio
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”).
Meanings
-
One who heals, especially through faith.
natural healer
faith healer
gifted healer
Despite wanting to become an actress in her younger years, she chose the path of a healer and enrolled at the University of Amsterdam to study medicine.
2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on Her Clothing”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026:She became known as a spiritual healer.
The villagers sought help from a traditional healer.
- Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| healers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
time is a great healer of all wounds · time is the great healer · time is a great healer
Hyponyms
medicine man · witch doctor · folk healer · faith healer · quack · shaman
Translations (47)
ru зна́харь (person who heals) · ka მკურნალი (person who heals) · yi רופא (person who heals) · uk ціли́телька (person who heals) · id penyembuh (person who heals) · pt curandeiro (person who heals) · ro vindecător (person who heals) · pl znachorka (person who heals) · ln monganga (person who heals) · pl znachor (person who heals) · es sanador (person who heals) · ar المعالج (person who heals) · zu inyanga (person who heals) · hu gyógyító (person who heals) · es curandero (person who heals) · zu umthandazi (person who heals) · es santero (person who heals) · ram caj (person who heals) · fr guérisseuse (person who heals) · nl genezeres (person who heals) · zu ugedla class 11/10 (person who heals) · pl uzdrowicielka (person who heals) · de Heiler (person who heals) · sl zdravilka (person who heals) · pl uzdrowiciel (person who heals) · ktu nganga (person who heals) · fi parantaja (person who heals) · it guaritore (person who heals) · mk бајач (person who heals) · ro vindecătoare (person who heals) · mk исцели́тел (person who heals) · de Heilerin (person who heals) · sv helare (person who heals) · fr guérisseur (person who heals) · eo resanigisto (person who heals) · ru цели́тель (person who heals) · ngc monganga (person who heals) · bg лечител (person who heals) · la sanatrix (person who heals) · nl heleres (person who heals) · nl heler (person who heals) · sl zdravilec (person who heals) · la sānātor (person who heals) · nl genezer (person who heals) · cs léčitel (person who heals) · uk ціли́тель (person who heals) · sv helbrägdagörare (person who heals)