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root doctor

root doctor noun: a person who uses roots and other herbal remedies for healing.

Noun

root doctor (plural root doctors)

  1. (Southern US) A person who uses roots and other herbal remedies for healing.
    • She was sorry about the root-doctor because she feared that Joe was depending on the scoundrel to make him well when what he needed was a doctor, and a good one.1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Amistad, published 2013, page 82

Forms of root doctor

pluralroot doctors

Questions about root doctor

What does root doctor mean?
Root doctor means a person who uses roots and other herbal remedies for healing.
What part of speech is root doctor?
Root doctor is a noun.
What is the plural of root doctor?
The plural of root doctor is root doctors.

Words near root doctor in the dictionary

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  2. root cellaring
  3. root cellars
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  8. Root effect
  9. Root effects
  10. root extraction
  11. root extractions

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