BONESETTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does bonesetter mean? • BONESETTER (noun)
The noun BONESETTER has 1 sense:
1. someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
Familiarity information: BONESETTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BONESETTER (noun)
Meaning:
Someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bonesetter" is a kind of...):
caregiver; health care provider; health professional (a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability)
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