healer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++heal·er /ˈhiːlə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. CUREsomeone who is believed to be able to cure people using natural powers, rather than by using medicine 用自然力〔而非药物〕的治疗师 → faith healer at faith healing2 something that makes a bad experience seem less painful 抚平创伤的事物 Time is a great healer. 时间是一剂良药。
Examples from the Corpus
healer• They became healers and teachers, writers and editors.• I have now had seven different healers, three at the Centre and four at home.• This guy I know really well suffered from it and went to see this faith healer and made a complete recovery.• Gleaming plaques beside their doors named doctors and dentists, false healers one must never turn to.• Time is a great charlatan, not a great healer, as has been remarked.• Two days earlier I'd cancelled an appointment with a psychic healer, thinking perhaps I should leave well enough alone.• She took her son to holistic and psychic healers.heal·er nounChineseSyllable
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healer
heal‧er /ˈhiːlə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. someone who is believed to be able to cure people using natural powers, rather than by using medicine ⇨ faith healer at faith healing
2. something that makes a bad experience seem less painful:
Time is a great healer.
heal‧er /ˈhiːlə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. someone who is believed to be able to cure people using natural powers, rather than by using medicine ⇨ faith healer at faith healing
2. something that makes a bad experience seem less painful: