healer
heal-er · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
A person who heals or attempts to heal others, especially through non-medical or spiritual means.
- 2.
Someone or something that provides healing or comfort.
Forms
plural: healers
Phrases & expressions
- •faith healer — someone who claims to heal through religious faith
- •time is the great healer — emotional pain diminishes over time
Related words
Etymology
From Old English haelan ("to make whole, cure") with the agentive suffix -er. The word has been used since Middle English.