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healer
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Healer
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heal·er
/
ˈhi
lər
/
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[
hee
-ler
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a person or thing that
heals
.
2.
faith healer
.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English;
see
heal
,
-er
1
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heal
(hiːl)
—
vb
1.
to restore or be restored to health
2.
(
intr;
often foll by
over
or
up
) (of a wound, burn, etc) to repair by natural processes, as by scar formation
3.
(
tr
)
a. to treat (a wound, etc) by assisting in its natural repair
b. to cure (a disease or disorder)
4.
to restore or be restored to friendly relations, harmony, etc
[Old English
hælan;
related to Old Norse
heila,
Gothic
hailjan,
Old High German
heilen;
see
hale
1
,
whole
]
'healable
—
adj
'healer
—
n
'healing
—
n
, —
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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