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healer

hea·ler

UK/ˈhiːlə(ɹ)/ US/ˈhilɚ/ fairly common

noun

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Origin

From Middle English helere, the agent noun of heal; analysed as heal + -er. Cognate with Dutch heler (“healer”), German Heiler (“healer”), Icelandic heilari (“healer”).

Phrases

  • time is a great healer
  • time is a great healer of all wounds
  • time is the great healer

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