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medicine man

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among North American Indians, etc., a man believed to have supernatural powers of curing disease and controlling spirits; shaman

See medicine man in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A male shaman or shamanistic healer, especially among Native American peoples.
A hawker of brews and potions among the audience in a medicine show.

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