herbalist
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of herbalist
Example Sentences
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She has this energy boosting key from a Chinese herbalist lady in New York, like a tonic.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
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
Savina Bertollini, an herbalist in Marche, Italy, said she has worked with health care providers to treat people who were infected with a parasite while traveling.
From Salon • May 18, 2025
Christopher Hobbs, herbalist, mycologist, and author of Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide, attributes the recent explosion in interest to an “exponentially” growing scientific literature about the healing qualities of mushrooms.
From National Geographic • Jan. 31, 2024
When he was twenty-four, Dad asked Mother if they could hire an herbalist to midwife my brother Shawn.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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