"medicine man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: medicine men [plural]
Etymology: Probably a calque of Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini (“doctor”), from mashkiki (“medicine”) + inini (“man”). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|oj|mashkikiiwinini|nocap=1|t=doctor}} calque of Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini (“doctor”), {{com|oj|mashkiki|inini|nocat=1|t1=medicine|t2=man}} mashkiki (“medicine”) + inini (“man”) Head templates: {{en-noun|medicine men}} medicine man (plural medicine men)
  1. A Native American shamanistic healer. Categories (topical): Healthcare occupations Translations (shamanistic healer): шаман (šaman) [masculine] (Bulgarian), знахар (znahar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ᏗᏓᏅᏫᏍᎩ (didanvwisgi) (Cherokee), medicinmand [common-gender] (Danish), medicijnman [masculine] (Dutch), kuraculo (Esperanto), poppamies (Finnish), šamaani (Finnish), homme-médecine [masculine] (French), sorcier [masculine] (French), menciñeiro [masculine] (Galician), Medizinmann [masculine] (German), uomo di medicina [masculine] (Italian), ikxariya'áraar (Karok), mũndũ mũgo [class-1] (Kikuyu), mũragũri [class-1] (Kikuyu), waphíye (Lakota), pȟežúta wičháša (Lakota), wičháša wakȟáŋ (Lakota), mwalimu-dunia [class-1, class-2] (Maore Comorian), orkoiyot (Nandi), hataałii (Navajo), mwalimu-dunia [class-1, class-2] (Ngazidja Comorian), jòmí (Northeast Maidu), jòmím kylé (Northeast Maidu), jòmím májdy (Northeast Maidu), medisinmann [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), medisinmann [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mashkikiiwinini (Ojibwe), curandeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), curandeira [feminine] (Portuguese), puhakantɨn (Shoshone), hombre medicina [masculine] (Spanish), medicinman [common-gender] (Swedish), íx̱t’ (Tlingit), üfürükçü (Turkish), otacı (Turkish), şaman (Turkish), kam (Turkish), bakşı (Turkish), diyin (Western Apache), kegey (Yurok)
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  2. A traditional healer among other indigenous or ancient peoples.
    Sense id: en-medicine_man-en-noun-QHnyYIov
  3. The pitchman at a medicine show Categories (topical): Shamanism Related terms: folk medicine, herbal medicine, indigenous medicine, medicinal, traditional medicine, witch doctor Coordinate_terms: medicine woman
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          "ref": "1942 September 19, “Van Cleve Shows Pix Under Canvas On Coast”, in Billboard, volume 54, number 37, page 26:",
          "text": "One of the most successful of the tent road-showmen is Dr. J. Van Cleve, old-time medicine man, who operates out of Portland. Van Cleve pitches his tent for a week and shows a different film program each night combined with a vaude show.",
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          "ref": "1991, Quentin J. Schultze, Televangelism and American Culture; The Business of Popular Religion, Baker Book House, →ISBN, page 128:",
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    "medicine man"
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}
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    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Karok translations",
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    "Terms with Nandi translations",
    "Terms with Navajo translations",
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          "ref": "1855, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha, section XIV:",
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          "ref": "1891, W. Fletcher Johnson, Life of Sitting Bull and History of the Indian War of 1890-’91, Edgewood Publishing Co., page 41:",
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        {
          "ref": "1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 254:",
          "text": "When, however, the plant spirits were not strong enough in themselves, then the family called in the Medicine Man. He appeared, a \"monster of so frightful mien\", with noise making apparatus which produced such a terrifying din that even the hardiest demon was likely to flee.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 11, column 1:",
          "text": "\"I'm sorry kiddies,\" he said, \"but I haven't very much faith in Medicine Men.\"",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1958, Chinua Achebe, chapter 9, in Things Fall Apart, New York: Astor-Honor, published 1959:",
          "text": "After the death of Ekwefi's second child, Okonkwo had gone to a medicine man, who was also a diviner of the Afa Oracle, to enquire what was amiss.",
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          "ref": "1942 September 19, “Van Cleve Shows Pix Under Canvas On Coast”, in Billboard, volume 54, number 37, page 26:",
          "text": "One of the most successful of the tent road-showmen is Dr. J. Van Cleve, old-time medicine man, who operates out of Portland. Van Cleve pitches his tent for a week and shows a different film program each night combined with a vaude show.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1991, Quentin J. Schultze, Televangelism and American Culture; The Business of Popular Religion, Baker Book House, →ISBN, page 128:",
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "diyin"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "ᏗᏓᏅᏫᏍᎩ"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "medicinmand"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "kuraculo"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "poppamies"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "šamaani"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "homme-médecine"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "sorcier"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "menciñeiro"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Medizinmann"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "uomo di medicina"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "ikxariya'áraar"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
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      "word": "mũndũ mũgo"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "mũragũri"
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      "word": "waphíye"
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      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "pȟežúta wičháša"
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      "code": "lkt",
      "lang": "Lakota",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "wičháša wakȟáŋ"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
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      "word": "mwalimu-dunia"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "orkoiyot"
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      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "hataałii"
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      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "jòmí"
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      "code": "nmu",
      "lang": "Northeast Maidu",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "jòmím kylé"
    },
    {
      "code": "nmu",
      "lang": "Northeast Maidu",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "jòmím májdy"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "medisinmann"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "medisinmann"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "mashkikiiwinini"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "curandeiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "curandeira"
    },
    {
      "code": "shh",
      "lang": "Shoshone",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "puhakantɨn"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hombre medicina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "medicinman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tli",
      "lang": "Tlingit",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "íx̱t’"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "üfürükçü"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "otacı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "şaman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "kam"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "bakşı"
    },
    {
      "code": "yur",
      "lang": "Yurok",
      "sense": "shamanistic healer",
      "word": "kegey"
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  "wikipedia": [
    "medicine man"
  ],
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}

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