healer
noun
a person or thing that heals wounds, cures illness, restores health, or otherwise makes well and whole.
healers
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pluralof healer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In rural sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia, many victims live hours away from the nearest clinic, lack transport, or seek care from traditional healers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
I was at a sound bath in the North American Mammal Hall at L.A.’s Natural History Museum, surrounded by dioramas of taxidermy, meditative instruments and sound healers from Oso Sound Healing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Many of her own patients came only after first visiting indigenous healers, Tan said, viewing psychiatry as a "last resort".
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
But the way it tethers its bruised healers to the human condition’s laws of gravity is potent medicine for coping.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
“Do you know why Mercy still sought out healers and mystics all those years later?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
