bonesetter

[ bohn-set-er ]

/ ˈboʊnˌsɛt ər /

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.

Origin of bonesetter

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

bonehead, bonelet, boner, bones of digits, boneset, bonesetter, boneshaker, boneyard, bonfire, bong, bongo

She bows her old head to a voice that speaks to her loudly, her bonesetter, her medicineman: me she slights.

Ulysses |James Joyce
In the absence of the count she ventured to send for the bonesetter, whose name she had caught and remembered.

The Hated Son |Honore de Balzac
But he turned at the last words uttered by the bonesetter, with an almost frenzied motion, and came to him with uplifted dagger.

The Hated Son |Honore de Balzac
The bonesetter was puzzled by this sudden change in the count's intentions.

The Hated Son |Honore de Balzac

The counsel of the bonesetter still continued in the countess's mind.

The Hated Son |Honore de Balzac

bonesetter

/ (ˈbəʊnˌsɛtə) /

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