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healer

UK/ˈhiːlə(ɹ)//ˈhilɚ/

healer noun: one who heals, especially through faith.

Noun

healer (plural healers)

  1. One who heals, especially through faith.
    • faith healer
    • gifted healer
  2. Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease.

healer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

healer in Hindi

healer; doctor
चारागर cārāgar

healer in Tamil

குணப்படுத்துபவர், குணப்படுத்துபவன்

healer in Urdu

علاج کرنے والا

healer in Bengali

নিরাময়কারী, রোগ নিরাময়কারী
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healer in Telugu
వైద్యం చేసేవాడు
healer in Malayalam
രോഗശാന്തി നൽകുന്നയാൾ, രോഗശാന്തിക്കാരൻ
healer in Kannada
ಗುಣಪಡಿಸುವವನು
healer in Punjabi
ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
healer in Odia
ନିରାମଯ଼କାରୀ
healer in Sanskrit
भिषज् bhiṣáj
healer in Arabic
المعالج
healer in Indonesian
penyembuh

Examples of healer in a sentence

  • The villagers sought help from a traditional healer.
  • She became known as a spiritual healer.
  • Despite wanting to become an actress in her younger years, she chose the path of a healer and enrolled at the University of Amsterdam to study medicine.2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on...

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Forms of healer

pluralhealers

Plural of healer: healers

Origin of healer

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

Words formed from healer

Phrases with healer

Words that rhyme with healer

Questions about healer

What does healer mean?
Healer means one who heals, especially through faith.
What is healer in Hindi?
Healer in Hindi is चारागर (cārāgar). See Healer meaning in Hindi.
How do you use healer in a sentence?
The villagers sought help from a traditional healer.
What part of speech is healer?
Healer is a noun.
How do you pronounce healer?
Healer is pronounced /ˈhiːlə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of healer?
The plural of healer is healers.

Words near healer in the dictionary

  1. healed over
  2. healed up
  3. healee
  4. healees
  5. healend
  6. healer
  7. healers
  8. healest
  9. Healesville
  10. healeth
  11. Healey

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: healer (page history and authors); चारागर (Hindi) (page history and authors); healer (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); healer (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); healer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); healer (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); healer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); healer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); healer (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); healer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); भिषज् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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