healer

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈhilɚ/ UK /ˈhiːlə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who cures or restores others to health

The village healer mixed herbs into a poultice for the wound.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who cures or... physiciancurertherapist doctor mender

Word family

Related forms heal health healing

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Proverbs (1)

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Time is a great healer

Etymology

From heal plus the agentive suffix -er; heal comes from Old English hælan ('to cure, make whole'), from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną, from *hailaz ('whole, sound').

hælan Old English *hailaz Proto-Germanic

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# healer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhilɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhiːlə/

## Meanings
1. a person who cures or restores others to health

## Examples
- The village healer mixed herbs into a poultice for the wound.

## Synonyms
- physician
- curer
- therapist
- doctor
- mender

## Related Forms
- heal
- health
- healing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hælan
- Root: *hailaz

## Etymology
From heal plus the agentive suffix -er; heal comes from Old English hælan ('to cure, make whole'), from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną, from *hailaz ('whole, sound').

## AI Etymology
Healer comes from heal plus the agentive suffix -er; heal comes from Old English hælan ('to cure, make whole'), from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną, from *hailaz ('whole, sound'). The etymological trail includes Old English hælan and Proto-Germanic *hailaz. As a noun, healer names a person who cures or restores others to health. The same family is visible in related forms such as heal, health, and healing. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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