healer

CEFRB1

/ˈhiːlə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who helps cure illness or injury.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease.

Examples

  • An experienced healer can lift curses and dispel evil eyes.

  • Time is the great healer.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhilɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. One who heals, especially through faith.

More examples

In context

  • faith healer

  • gifted healer

  • natural healer

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Origin

noun

From Middle English helere, the agent noun of heal; analysed as heal + -er. Cognate with Dutch heler (“healer”), German Heiler (“healer”), Icelandic heilari (“healer”).