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folk healer

folk healer noun: an unlicensed traditional practitioner who treats ailments using a blend of herbal remedies, spiritual rituals, and psychological support.

Noun

folk healer (plural folk healers)

  1. An unlicensed traditional practitioner who treats ailments using a blend of herbal remedies, spiritual rituals, and psychological support.
  2. (broadly) One of the cunning folk.

Forms of folk healer

pluralfolk healers

Questions about folk healer

What does folk healer mean?
Folk healer means an unlicensed traditional practitioner who treats ailments using a blend of herbal remedies, spiritual rituals, and psychological support.
What part of speech is folk healer?
Folk healer is a noun.
What is the plural of folk healer?
The plural of folk healer is folk healers.

Words near folk healer in the dictionary

  1. folk etymologized
  2. folk etymologizes
  3. folk etymologizing
  4. folk etymology
  5. folk football
  6. folk healer
  7. folk healers
  8. folk hero
  9. folk heroes
  10. folk horror
  11. folk house

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