bonesetter
a person who treats or sets fractures, broken or dislocated bones, or the like, especially one who is not a regular physician or surgeon; healer.
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How to use bonesetter in a sentence
She bows her old head to a voice that speaks to her loudly, her bonesetter, her medicineman: me she slights.
Ulysses | James JoyceBut he turned at the last words uttered by the bonesetter, with an almost frenzied motion, and came to him with uplifted dagger.
The Hated Son | Honore de BalzacAt this point the wily bonesetter paused, and pressed the hand of the countess to make her attentive to his words.
The Hated Son | Honore de BalzacIn the absence of the count she ventured to send for the bonesetter, whose name she had caught and remembered.
The Hated Son | Honore de BalzacThough the expression of despair on the duke's face was truly awful, the bonesetter could not repress a smile.
The Hated Son | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for bonesetter
/ (ˈbəʊnˌsɛtə) /
a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications
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