bonesetter

American  

[bohn-set-er] / ˈboʊnˌsɛt ər /

noun

1. a person who treats or sets fractures, broken or dislocated bones, or the like, especially one who is not a regular physician or surgeon; healer.

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bonesetter British  

/ ˈbəʊnˌsɛtə /

noun

1. a person who sets broken or dislocated bones, esp one who has no formal medical qualifications

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Etymology

Origin of bonesetter

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; bone, setter

Example Sentences

He went on to eke out an existence as a nomadic marketplace storyteller, scribe and sometime bonesetter, but he somehow had contrived to send his son to schools in Hue and Saigon.

From Time Magazine Archive

A talented bonesetter, he performed 18,000 operations in 14 years, mostly on feudists, miners, railroad men.

From Time Magazine Archive

A boy playing in the yard fell and broke his arm; his mother rushed him not to a doctor but to a kuesero, a bonesetter with no formal training.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is, therefore, not surprising to see a former bonesetter so familiar with the Duc d'Herouville.

From The Hated Son by Balzac, Honoré de

That term, a favorite sign of graciousness with the duke, made the doctor, no longer a mere bonesetter, smile.

From The Hated Son by Balzac, Honoré de