знаха́рка

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nounfeminineanimatecountable

1.
folk healer, wise woman, medicine woman, sorceress
В дере́вне все ходи́ли к ста́рой зна́харке.
In the village everyone went to the old folk healer.
Traditional village healer working with herbs, whispered charms and folk remedies.
2.
quack, quack doctor, charlatan
Э́та знаха́рка то́лько деньги вытя́гивает из больных.
That quack just squeezes money out of sick people.
Disparaging.

Examples

Старая знахарка лечила детей травами.
The old wise woman treated children with herbs.
Знахарка знала много секретов трав.
The wise woman knew many secrets of herbs.
Знахарка нашептала заговор над больным ребёнком.
The healer murmured an incantation over the sick child.
Знахарка целила раны настоями трав.
The folk healer treated wounds with herbal infusions.
Знахарка дала ему волшебное снадобье.
The folk healer gave him a magic potion.
Люди ходили к знахарке за советом.
People went to the wise woman for advice.
Знахарка, исцелявшая соседей, пользовалась большим уважением.
The folk healer, who treated her neighbors, was greatly respected.
Он долго врачевался у знахарки в деревне.
He was treated for a long time by a folk healer in the village.