Heiler — meaning in English

English meaning

• healer noun A person who treats or cures illness, especially through non-conventional or spiritual means.
• leech noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.

Senses

Heiler is used for these senses in English:

• healer One who heals, especially through faith.
• leech (Germanic paganism) A healer.

healer — full definition

1. noun A person who treats or cures illness, especially through non-conventional or spiritual means.
2. noun Anything, such as a medicine, that helps cure an ailment.

leech — full definition

1. noun A blood-sucking worm that lives in water, sometimes used medicinally.
2. noun A person who takes advantage of others without giving anything back.
3. verb To drain something, such as money or resources, without contributing in return.

Related German words