medicine person

noun

Gender neutral equivalent of medicine man (“traditional or shamanistic Native American healer”).

Meanings

nounmedicine person (plural medicine people)

plural medicine people

  1. Gender neutral equivalent of medicine man (“traditional or shamanistic Native American healer”).
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APA

medicine person. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20person

MLA

“medicine person.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20person. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medicine person,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20person.

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