healer
One who cures
A healer is someone who heals—restores health or wholeness.
The term applies broadly: a physician is a healer, but so is a spiritual practitioner who works through prayer, energy, or ritual.
In fantasy games and fiction, healers are characters whose abilities restore health points to allies.
The village healer treated wounds with herbs and poultices.
Licensed medical doctor
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- therapistMental health practitioner
clinician · practitioner · paramedic · pharmacist · oncologist · cardiologist · pediatrician · neurologist
Indigenous spiritual healer
- curanderoLatin American folk healer
- medicine womanTraditional tribal healer
- kahunaHawaiian priest or expert
- laying on handsHealing through physical contact
prayer · exorcist · diviner · witch doctor · mystic · guru · sage · oracle
One who treats with needles
- aromatherapistFragrance-based wellness practitioner
- ayurvedicOf traditional Indian medicine
- naturopathNatural remedies practitioner
- homeopathDilution-based medicine practitioner
chiropractor · osteopath · herbalist · massage therapist · reflexologist · integrative · bodyworker · craniosacral
One who advises
- therapistMental health practitioner
- listenerOne who attends aurally
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- supportTo uphold or sustain
empathy · compassion · comforter · guide · mentor · nurturer · caregiver · consoler
Recovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
restoration · mending · resilience · renewal · vitality · wellness · strength · survival
physician
Licensed medical doctor
therapist · clinician · practitioner · paramedic · pharmacist · oncologist · cardiologist · pediatrician · neurologist · psychiatrist
shaman
Indigenous spiritual healer
- curanderoLatin American folk healer
- medicine womanTraditional tribal healer
- kahunaHawaiian priest or expert
laying on hands · prayer · exorcist · diviner · witch doctor · mystic · guru · sage · oracle · medium
acupuncturist
One who treats with needles
- aromatherapistFragrance-based wellness practitioner
- ayurvedicOf traditional Indian medicine
- naturopathNatural remedies practitioner
homeopath · chiropractor · osteopath · herbalist · massage therapist · reflexologist · integrative · bodyworker · craniosacral · nutritionist
counselor
One who advises
- therapistMental health practitioner
- listenerOne who attends aurally
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
support · empathy · compassion · comforter · guide · mentor · nurturer · caregiver · consoler · soother
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
- remissionTemporary disease absence
regeneration · restoration · mending · resilience · renewal · vitality · wellness · strength · survival · scar tissue
- character classeswarrior, mage, rogue, cleric, paladin
- fantasy rolesarcher, barbarian, sorceress, mage, wizard
- RPG classesarcher, assassin, barbarian, bard, cleric
- local heroesfolk hero, folk heroes, local legend, local legends, sports legend
- archetypeshero, villain, trickster, mentor, mother
- folk healersherbalist, herb doctor, wise woman, cunning woman, cunning folk
healerdestroyer
One that ruins completely
villain · tormentor · malefactor · persecutor · sadist
- good healthAbsence of illness
- health nutWellness-obsessed person
- mental healthEmotional and cognitive well-being
- health careServices preventing and treating illness
- healthcare plansInsurance for medical services
- healthcare industryBusinesses providing medical services
health, healthy, heal, healing, unhealthy, healed, healthful, healthier, healers