heal·er

[hee-ler]
noun
1.
a person or thing that heals.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see heal, -er1

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heal (hiːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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 hale1, whole]
 
'healable
 
adj
 
'healer
 
n
 
'healing
 
n, —adj

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Healer is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Certainly it doesn't fit well with the world-healer mystique that we've built up around our presidents.
It's obviously a concern given that he's coming back from wrist surgery and is a notoriously slow healer.
Faith, the faith healer, is twirling a crystal over my green couch.
Afonso's relatives turned to a traditional healer for a cure.
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