noun. A person, especially one who is not a licensed physician, who sets broken or dislocated bones.

noun. One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones.

noun. one who realigns broken or disjointed bones

noun. someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones

"Their ways can seem inscrutable and frustrating at times as well, as when a group of men insist on letting a wounded man be tended to by a bonesetter, worsening the wounded man's condition."

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