The difference between Healer and Leech

When used as nouns, healer means one who heals, especially through faith, whereas leech means an aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class hirudinea, especially .


Leech is also verb with the meaning: to apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

check bellow for the other definitions of Healer and Leech

  1. Healer as a noun:

    One who heals, especially through faith.

  2. Healer as a noun:

    Anything that heals; a medicine that heals some wound, injury, ailment, or disease.

  1. Leech as a noun:

    An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially .

  2. Leech as a noun (figuratively):

    A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.

  3. Leech as a noun (medicine, dated):

    A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.

  1. Leech as a verb (transitive):

    To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.

  2. Leech as a verb (transitive):

    To drain (resources) without giving back.

    Examples:

    " Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."

  1. Leech as a noun (archaic):

    A physician.

  2. Leech as a noun (paganism, Heathenry):

    A healer.

  1. Leech as a verb (archaic, rare):

    To treat, cure or heal.

  1. Leech as a noun (nautical):

    The vertical edge of a square sail.

  2. Leech as a noun (nautical):

    The aft edge of a triangular sail.