Meanings
nounherbalist (plural herbalists)
plural herbalists
- A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.
Synonyms: herb doctor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.
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Translations
Bulgarian билка́р
- билка́р (bilkár)person who treats diseases by herbs
Catalan herbolari, remeier
- herbolariperson who treats diseases by herbs
- remeierperson who treats diseases by herbs
- herboristaperson who treats diseases by herbs
Chinese Mandarin 中醫師 /中医师, 草藥醫生 /草药医生
- 中醫師 /中医师 (Zhōngyīshī)person who treats diseases by herbs
- 草藥醫生 /草药医生 (cǎoyào yīshēng)person who treats diseases by herbs
Czech bylinkář
- bylinkářperson who treats diseases by herbs
Danish urtelæge
- urtelægeperson who treats diseases by herbs
Dutch herborist, kruidkundige
- herboristperson who treats diseases by herbs
- kruidkundigeperson who treats diseases by herbs
Finnish kasvisparantaja
- kasvisparantajaperson who treats diseases by herbs
French herboriste, herbaliste
- herboristeperson who treats diseases by herbs
- herbalisteperson who treats diseases by herbs
Irish luibhlia
- luibhliaperson who treats diseases by herbs
Italian erborista, fitoterapeuta
- erboristaperson who treats diseases by herbs
- fitoterapeutaperson who treats diseases by herbs
Norwegian urtelege
- urtelegeperson who treats diseases by herbs
Polish zielarz, zielarka
- zielarzperson who treats diseases by herbs
- zielarkaperson who treats diseases by herbs
Romanian herbolog, herbologă
- herbologperson who treats diseases by herbs
- herbologăperson who treats diseases by herbs
- erboristperson who treats diseases by herbs
Russian тра́вник
- тра́вник (trávnik)person who treats diseases by herbs
Slovak bylinkár
- bylinkárperson who treats diseases by herbs
Spanish herbolario, herbolaria
- herbolarioperson who treats diseases by herbs
- herbolariaperson who treats diseases by herbs
Swedish örtläkare
- örtläkareperson who treats diseases by herbs
Turkish otacı
- otacıperson who treats diseases by herbs
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APA
herbalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herbalist
MLA
“herbalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herbalist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herbalist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herbalist.
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