shaman
noun /ˈʃeɪmən/, /ˈʃɑːmən/, /ˈʃæmən/
/ˈʃeɪmən/, /ˈʃɑːmən/, /ˈʃæmən/
- a person in some religions and societies who is believed to be able to contact good and evil spirits and cure people of illnessesWord Originlate 17th cent.: from German Schamane and Russian shaman, from Tungus šaman.