| Main Entry: | healer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faith healer |
Synonyms: |
curer, doctor, medicine man, mender, physician, shaman, therapist |
| Main Entry: | doctor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medical practitioner |
Synonyms: |
MD, bones, doc, expert, general practitioner, healer, intern, medic, medical person, medico, physician, professor, quack, scientist, specialist, surgeon |
| Notes: | the word doctor is derived from Latin doctus 'having been taught; learned' (from docere 'to teach'); physician comes from Latin physica 'natural science; physics' |
Antonyms: |
patient |
| Main Entry: | physician |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person trained in medical science |
Synonyms: |
MD, bones, doc, doctor, general practitioner, healer, intern, medic, medical practitioner, quack, sawbones, specialist, surgeon |
Antonyms: |
patient |
| Main Entry: | shaman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | religious specialist |
Synonyms: |
healer, medicine man, priest, sorcerer, witch doctor |
| Main Entry: | witch doctor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medicine man or woman |
Synonyms: |
alternative practitioner, faith healer, healer, isangoma, medicine man, mundunugu, obeah doctor, priest, shaman, sorcerer, voodoo, wangateur, wizard |
| Main Entry: | faith healer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spiritual healer |
Synonyms: |
alternative practitioner, healer, nonmedical therapist, priest-doctor, shaman, witch doctor |
| Main Entry: | medicine man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shaman |
Synonyms: |
faith healer, healer, idolater, isangoma, mundunugu, shamanist, sorcerer, witch doctor |