SHAMAN
- a medicine man among certain Native Americans [n SHAMANS] : SHAMANIC [adj]
- (esp. among certain tribal peoples) a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, control spiritual forces, etc.
- a priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events
- a North American Indian medicine man [n -S]