Etymology

medicine man

Today it means: A Native American shamanistic healer. Full definition →

Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini
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  1. Ojibwe · calque ofmashkikiiwinini“doctor”
  2. English todaymedicine man

Probably a calque of Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini (“doctor”), from mashkiki (“medicine”) + inini (“man”).

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