healer
healer Lexical Profile
healer Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person who cures or alleviates physical, emotional, or spiritual ailments, especially through traditional, holistic, or faith-based practices rather than conventional medicine.
"The village elders consulted a traditional healer who specialized in medicinal herbs."
Something, such as time or nature, that restores emotional peace, well-being, or harmony after a period of distress or conflict.
"People often say that time is a great healer after a painful loss."
In role-playing games and fantasy fiction, a character class or role focused primarily on restoring the health and vitality of allies during combat.
"Our party struggled to defeat the boss because we did not have a dedicated healer on the team."
• Rhymes for healer
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English hælere ('healer, savior'), derived from the verb hælan ('to make whole or sound'), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hailijana.