herbalist
Americannoun
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herbalists
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a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
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an author of an herbal.
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(formerly) a botanist.
noun
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a person who grows, collects, sells, or specializes in the use of herbs, esp medicinal herbs
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(formerly) a descriptive botanist
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Origin of herbalist
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During one of the weekend’s lectures, Australian medical herbalist Lee Carroll explains how mushrooms have been used to boost immunity and extend health span for millennia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Two years ago, a university lecturer went missing in Freetown and his body was later found buried in what police say was the shrine of a herbalist in Waterloo.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
The locals say Agnes is the “child of a forest witch” and she is indeed extraordinary: an able herbalist, beekeeper and falconer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
As an herbalist, I believe it is important to consider all herbology traditions in forming your own beliefs and practices.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
And maybe the herbalist on the corner wouldn’t mind if I nailed a small billboard to the side of his building.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
As new arrivals moved into cities, an 8-by-5-block pocket of downtown Vancouver soon grew into Canada’s largest Chinatown, with bustling mahjong parlors, herbalists and community centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
"I'm not alone, I have up to 250 herbalists working under my banner," the man calling himself Idara told Osman, who was again undercover and wearing a secret camera.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
As ancient healers did, modern herbalists still turn to plants to cleanse, heal, and soothe the skin.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 7, 2024
A 2000-year-old practice by Chinese herbalists -- examining the human tongue for signs of disease -- is now being embraced by computer scientists using machine learning and artificial intelligence.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
There were no herbalists in Wyoming as good as Mother, so a few months after the incident at the hospital, Judy came to Buck’s Peak to restock.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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