medicine man
Meaning
- A Native American shamanistic healer.
- A traditional healer among other indigenous or ancient peoples.
- The pitchman at a medicine show.
Synonyms
traditional healer
conjure man
witch-doctor
priest-doctor
medical science
Translations
curandero
Medizinmann Heilkundiger
curandero
guérisseur traditionnel
curandeiroEtymology
Probably a calque of Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini (“doctor”), from mashkiki (“medicine”) + inini (“man”).
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