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Herbalist

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One who grows, collects, or specializes in the use of herbs, especially medicinal herbs.

n. See herb doctor.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who is skilled in the knowledge of plants, or makes collections of them.

n. A dealer in medicinal plants, or one who treats disease with botanical remedies only.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs

Word Usage

"‘Not altogether,’ said the old man; ‘besides being a viper-hunter, I am what they call a herbalist, one who knows the virtue of particular herbs; I gather them at the proper season, to make medicines with for the sick.’"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

therapist healer

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

herb doctor

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