shaman
SaySHAH-muhn/ˈʃɑːmən/
Pluralshamans
- 1In some traditional cultures, a person believed to talk with spirits and use that power to heal people and foresee things.
The shaman danced around the fire to call the spirits.
The people of the village asked the shaman to speak to their ancestors.
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Origin
It came into English through German and Russian from Evenki, a language of Siberia. Where the Evenki word came from is not certain.