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单词 healer
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Definition of healer in English:

healer

noun ˈhiːləˈhilər
  • 1A person who claims to be able to cure a disease or injury using special powers.

    a spiritual healer and medium
    his parents consulted a traditional healer for help
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tribesmen were known as healers of wounds and snake bites.
    • Julie took her son to Poland to be treated by a healer.
    • He practices as a natural healer, a medium, and a clairvoyant.
    • He is a rather respected spiritual healer.
    • She has been meeting with spiritual healers and alternative medicine specialists.
    • Research has provisionally found the plants, prescribed by traditional healers to their patients, to be effective and non-toxic.
    • He regained his memory after being kindly treated by an old healer.
    • You can't always tell whether it is just the psychological lift from the experience, or whether the problem spontaneously healed, or if they actually were cured by the faith healer.
    • The image of a mother carrying a child on her hip, for example, might have been prescribed by a ritual healer to be placed in the home of a person with fertility problems.
    • His reputation as a healer began to attract a number of students.
    1. 1.1 A person or thing that mends or repairs something.
      aloe vera is a superb healer of the alimentary canal
      figurative a healer of some of the rifts in the church
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Steve is a healer of damaged laptops.
      • Aloe has the double action of acting as an anti-fungal agent, as well as a potent healer of the leaky gut wall.
      • Papaya is a great healer of upset stomachs.
      • It is not only a powerful antioxidant, but it's also known as a skin healer.
      • His impeccable reputation — as a builder of social bridges and healer of divides — turned out to be his biggest source of political capital.
      • " feel that music is a great healer that unites people.
      • The gel is known to be a remarkably effective healer of wounds and burns.
      • Humour has been a great healer and bridge between wounded and distant hearts.
      • It is used as an anti-inflammatory tonic and healer of bones and tissues.
      • Calendula flower preparations work as powerful skin healers.
    2. 1.2 Something that alleviates a person's distress or anguish.
      time is the best healer
      sport is a great healer that allows some kind of distraction
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ten years later, he says time has been a healer for himself, his wife, and two children.
      • A couple of scotches and you will sleep like a log, and sleep is one of the best healers.
      • A dog is a great healer in every way.
      • This movie could be a healer in that region, bringing the two sides together.
      • Sleep's a great healer they say; I just think it's really great.
      • Elders say: "Silence is dangerous when we pretend the problem is not there; communication is a healer to break the silence."
      • Forgetting ex-partners is difficult — distance and time are the best healers for that.
      • It would be better said that time well spent is a healer of all wounds.
      • Love is a healer and death a journey.
      • Dance is still a form of worship and now has the added feature of also being a healer.

Rhymes

appealer, candela, Coahuila, concealer, dealer, feeler, Keeler, kneeler, Leila, peeler, Philomela, reeler, revealer, Schiele, sealer, sheila, Shelagh, spieler, squealer, stealer, tequila, velar, Vila, wheeler, wheeler-dealer
 
 

Definition of healer in US English:

healer

nounˈhilərˈhēlər
  • 1A person who claims to be able to cure a disease or injury using special powers.

    a spiritual healer and medium
    his parents consulted a traditional healer for help
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Research has provisionally found the plants, prescribed by traditional healers to their patients, to be effective and non-toxic.
    • He regained his memory after being kindly treated by an old healer.
    • She has been meeting with spiritual healers and alternative medicine specialists.
    • He practices as a natural healer, a medium, and a clairvoyant.
    • He is a rather respected spiritual healer.
    • Tribesmen were known as healers of wounds and snake bites.
    • You can't always tell whether it is just the psychological lift from the experience, or whether the problem spontaneously healed, or if they actually were cured by the faith healer.
    • Julie took her son to Poland to be treated by a healer.
    • His reputation as a healer began to attract a number of students.
    • The image of a mother carrying a child on her hip, for example, might have been prescribed by a ritual healer to be placed in the home of a person with fertility problems.
    1. 1.1 A person or thing that mends or repairs something.
      aloe vera is a superb healer of the alimentary canal
      figurative a healer of some of the rifts in the church
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Humour has been a great healer and bridge between wounded and distant hearts.
      • Steve is a healer of damaged laptops.
      • Aloe has the double action of acting as an anti-fungal agent, as well as a potent healer of the leaky gut wall.
      • Calendula flower preparations work as powerful skin healers.
      • The gel is known to be a remarkably effective healer of wounds and burns.
      • It is not only a powerful antioxidant, but it's also known as a skin healer.
      • It is used as an anti-inflammatory tonic and healer of bones and tissues.
      • His impeccable reputation — as a builder of social bridges and healer of divides — turned out to be his biggest source of political capital.
      • Papaya is a great healer of upset stomachs.
      • " feel that music is a great healer that unites people.
    2. 1.2 Something that alleviates a person's distress or anguish.
      time is the best healer
      a dog is a great healer in every way
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ten years later, he says time has been a healer for himself, his wife, and two children.
      • Elders say: "Silence is dangerous when we pretend the problem is not there; communication is a healer to break the silence."
      • Dance is still a form of worship and now has the added feature of also being a healer.
      • A couple of scotches and you will sleep like a log, and sleep is one of the best healers.
      • Love is a healer and death a journey.
      • This movie could be a healer in that region, bringing the two sides together.
      • Forgetting ex-partners is difficult — distance and time are the best healers for that.
      • It would be better said that time well spent is a healer of all wounds.
      • Sleep's a great healer they say; I just think it's really great.
      • A dog is a great healer in every way.
 
 
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