# healer

/ˈhiɫɝ/ (US) · /hˈiːlɐ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/healer
Updated: 2026-08-27

## Senses

### 1. a person who treats others

noun · CEFR B2

a person who helps people get better from an illness or injury, often using spiritual or natural methods.

For teachers: a person who restores health, particularly one who uses faith, traditional knowledge, or alternative therapies rather than conventional medicine.

- The villagers visited the local healer for a herbal tea to cure their coughs.
- The documentary explores how the traditional healer uses a combination of rhythmic chanting and local flora to treat psychological distress in the community.

### 2. something that cures

noun · CEFR B2

a medicine, treatment, or even time that helps a wound or illness go away.

For teachers: a substance, remedy, or abstract concept that promotes the healing of a physical wound or emotional trauma.

- They say that time is the best healer for a broken heart.
- The ointment acted as a powerful healer, closing the deep cut on the soldier's arm within just a few days.

## Examples

- She visited a traditional healer to help with her back pain.
- Many people in the village still consult the local healer for herbal remedies before visiting a modern hospital.
- The anthropologist spent years documenting how the community's spiritual healer integrated ancient rituals with basic first aid to maintain the health of the tribe.

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