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Webster 1913 Edition


Curer

Cur′er

(-?r)
,
Noun.
1.
One who cures; a healer; a physician.
2.
One who prepares beef, fish, etc., for preservation by drying, salting, smoking, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition


Curer

CURER

,
Noun.
A healer; a physician; one who heals.

Definition 2024


curer

curer

English

Noun

curer (plural curers)

  1. A healer.
  2. A person who, or device which preserves food by curing.

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French

Etymology

From Latin cūrāre, present active infinitive of cūrō.

Verb

curer

  1. to clear out (to make empty)
  2. (reflexive) to pick
    Se curer le nez. - To pick one's nose.

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

cūrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cūrō

Old French

Etymology

Latin cūrō.

Verb

curer

  1. (medicine) to treat (an illness, a symptom, etc.)
    • 1303, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 142 of this essay:
      On doit avoir plusieurs entencions, car en curant, on doit bien considerer la cause et la nature de la maladie
      One must have several intentions, because in treating, one must consider the cause and the nature of the disease

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.