herbalist

[ hur-buh-list, ur- ]

noun
  1. a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.

  1. an author of an herbal.

  2. (formerly) a botanist.

Origin of herbalist

1
First recorded in 1585–95; herbal + -ist

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British Dictionary definitions for herbalist

herbalist

/ (ˈhɜːbəlɪst) /


noun
  1. a person who grows, collects, sells, or specializes in the use of herbs, esp medicinal herbs

  2. (formerly) a descriptive botanist

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