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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of helen (“to heal”) + meester (“master”). Compare West Frisian hielmaster (“doctor”), Saterland Frisian Heelmeester (“doctor”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦeːlˌmeːs.tər/
- Hyphenation: heel‧mees‧ter
Noun
heelmeester m (plural heelmeesters, diminutive heelmeestertje n)
- (now chiefly in fantasy or historical, otherwise archaic) healer, doctor
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