sha‧man /ˈʃɑːmən, ˈʃeɪ-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Russian;
Origin: Tungus saman]
a person in some tribes who is a religious leader and is believed to be able to talk to
spirits and cure illnesses
—shamanism noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲