shaman
noun
[ ˈʃɑːmən ]
• a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practise divination and healing.
Similar:
medicine man,
medicine woman,
healer,
witch doctor,
peai,
peaiman,
kahuna,
angekok,
pawang,
dukun,
Origin:
late 17th century: from German Schamane and Russian shaman, from Tungus šaman .
