herbalist
a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
an author of an herbal.
(formerly) a botanist.
Origin of herbalist
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How to use herbalist in a sentence
This nourishing, all-natural moisturizer was designed by a clinical herbalist and former raft guide.
A traditional herbalist, who later crossed into Sierra Leone, treated the child.
In Sierra Leone, the Plague Is Closing in Around Us | Ned Eustace | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnn Bond, a professed herbalist, stood charged before a bench of justice with having obtained £1 by means of a subtle device.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantAll the memorials we have of the private history of this most industrious and zealous herbalist, are very scanty.
On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, | Samuel FeltonI heard afterwards he was a great herbalist, I think they call it, but he was a very poor fisher.
Eugene Aram, Complete | Edward Bulwer-Lytton
For the rest there were the apothecary, the barber and blood-letter, the bone-setter, the herbalist and the wise woman.
The Lady of Lynn | Walter BesantGerard, the famous herbalist, lived in Holborn, and had there a large botanic garden.
British Dictionary definitions for herbalist
/ (ˈhɜːbəlɪst) /
a person who grows, collects, sells, or specializes in the use of herbs, esp medicinal herbs
(formerly) a descriptive botanist
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