A person who cures something, either a disease (a healer or doctor) or food (someone who preserves meat or fish).
From 'cure' plus the agent noun suffix '-er' (Old English '-ere'). The term can refer to medical practitioners or food preservation specialists, with usage varying by context and era.
In medieval times, the same word 'curer' could mean either a doctor trying to heal you or someone preserving your ham—talk about job ambiguity before professional licenses existed!
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