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▪ I. healer1|ˈhiːlə(r)|
[f. heal v.1 + -er1.]
1. One who heals (wounds, diseases, the sick, etc.); a leach, doctor; also, one who heals spiritual infirmities; in early use, Saviour = prec.
c1175Lamb. Hom. 83 Ȝef he hefde on his moder ibroken hire meidenhad, ne mihte nawiht brekere bon icloped helere. c1275Passion Lord 115 in Old Eng. Misc. 40 He com to þe Gywes..And chepte heom to sullen, vre helare. c1440Hylton Scala Perf. (W. de W. 1494) i. xliv, This name Jhesu is nouȝt elles for to saye upon englisshe but heler. 1611Bible Isa. iii. 7, I will not be a healer. 1680Otway Complaint (R.), In vain you strive To act a healer's part. 1859C. Barker Assoc. Princ. Middle Ages i. 9 Healers of the sick in their hospitals.
2. A healing substance; a remedy.
1523Fitzherb. Husb. §43 Terre of hym-selfe is to kene, and is a fretter, and no healer. 1658A. Fox Wurtz' Surg. ii. xxv. 151 The said Hearb..is an extraordinary healer. 1674R. Godfrey Inj. & Ab. Physick 5 This can no waies be better, and safelier done than by Spirituous, Valiant, and Innocent Healers, seconded by a regular Diet.
▪ II. healer2
see heler, coverer. |