📖 Definitions of "Curandero"
noun
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A traditional Central American healer.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| curanderanoun | (often italicized) A specifically female curandero, or traditional Central American healer |
| medicine mannoun | A Native American shamanistic healer. |
| curernoun | A healer. |
| sobadornoun | A curandero who specializes in massage. |
| conjuremannoun | A man believed to have supernatural healing powers, especially in African-American culture. |
| hueseronoun | A curandero who specializes in bone and muscle therapy. |
| witch doctornoun | A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman. |
| faith healernoun | One who uses spiritual means (such as prayer or laying on of hands) in an attempt to heal others. |
| witchdoctornoun | Alternative form of witch doctor. [A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.] |
| rainmakernoun | (originally Canada, US, figuratively, informal) A person having the ability to generate business, raise funds, or otherwise engineer success for a company, organization, etc. |
| witch-doctornoun | Alternative form of witch doctor. [A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.] |
| spirit doctornoun | A spiritualist or medium. |
| healernoun | Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease. |
| herbalistnoun | A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs. |
| conjure mannoun | Alternative form of conjureman. [A man believed to have supernatural healing powers, especially in African-American culture.] |
| albularyonoun | A Filipino faith healer or witch doctor. |
| santeronoun | A man who crafts santos (religious statues). |
| root doctornoun | (chiefly Southern US) A person who uses roots and other herbal remedies for healing. |
| spirit mannoun | A man devoted to spiritual affairs, such as a shaman, witch doctor, faith healer, etc. |
| sanipractornoun | A practitioner of alternative medicine. |
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