noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.
2. 2
   a therapist who heals by the use of herbs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

herb doctorbotanistherb doctor

Example

More examples

"The herbalist will concoct a potion for that."

Etymology

From herbal + -ist.

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