root doctor en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Southern-US) A person who uses roots and other herbal remedies for healing.
She was sorry about the root-doctor because she feared that Joe was depending on the scoundrel to make him well when what he needed was a doctor, and a good one.
1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Amistad, published 2013, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| root doctors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |