A person who performs exorcisms; someone who practices the ritual removal of evil spirits or demons.
From exorcise plus the agent suffix -er, which creates nouns meaning 'one who does X.' The suffix -er has Old English origins and is the primary way English names people by their profession or role.
The Catholic Church has an official role called 'exorcist' (from the Latin nominative form), but 'exorciser' shows how English naturally creates agent nouns from verbs—giving us flexibility in how we describe people based on their actions!
Historically, exorcism was male-dominated clergy work; exorciser presumes male agency. The role was systematically restricted to ordained men despite women performing ritual expulsion practices across cultures.
Use role-neutral 'exorcist' or specify 'exorciser of any gender' when introducing practitioners.
["exorcist","practitioner of exorcism","one who exorcises"]
Women healers and shamans globally performed exorcism/spirit expulsion; Western religious historiography erased their roles by gendering exorciser as male clergy.
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