bonesetter

[ bohn-set-er ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of bonesetter

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at bone, setter

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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 Joyce
  • But 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 Balzac
  • At 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 Balzac
  • In the absence of the count she ventured to send for the bonesetter, whose name she had caught and remembered.

    The Hated Son | Honore de Balzac
  • Though 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

bonesetter

/ (ˈbəʊnˌsɛtə) /


noun
  1. a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications

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