shaman

One who can interact and mediate with the spirit world on behalf of their community, usualy by exctatic trance techniques ( That is their spirit/soul leaves their physical body in order to travel to a world of pure spirit rather than physical matter) for the purposes of divination, information gathering, healing and to recieve wisdom.
Believed to come from the Tungus word "saman" meaning (very roughly)holder of knowledge.
Some anthropologists maintain that shaman are the basis of most magician/sorceror archetypes in folklore.
In modern times the word is overused, and seems to have become , in the minds of the modern illiterate, purely connected with various character classes in computer RolePlaying Games.

In Modern Siberia, Mongolia, and amongst the Sami the role of the shaman is undergoing something of a renaissance.

shaman by Kynth December 29, 2007

shaman

A spiritual leader of a (mostly tribal) nation or people.
A shaman has the duties of contacting spirits, foretelling the future, healing and etc.
They can be found in central asia and siberia either at the turkic or mongolic people and in north america with the natives.

The Nogai and Altaic Turkics are one of the few shamanistic that are left in central asia.

shaman by Mehmet Baba May 1, 2007

shaman

1) A tribal spiritual leader. Comes from a Siberian term and has no linguistic relation to "man." The female version is "shamanka."

2) A multi-purpose hybrid class in World of Warcraft. Can heal and cast elemental spells, and is fairly durable. Originally only available to the Horde—intended as a counterpart to the Alliance's paladins—but this changed with the release of the Burning Crusade expansion.

1) He claims to be a genuine Lakota shaman.
2) WTF? Some draenei shaman just ganked me in Hillsbrad!

shaman by Qit el-Remel March 23, 2008

Shaman

1. A religious leader of a tribal group. Shamans are known to practice sorcery for beneficial purposes.

2. A class in the MMORPG World of Warcraft, which is playable only by players of the Horde faction. Originaly from Warcraft III, the Shaman carries an arsenal of spells "borrowed" from other classes. Shamans can heal, nuke, snare, deal damage over time, and invoke their weapons with special abilities making them very proficient at melee combat as well. Being the most balanced class in the game, Shamans are often viewed as over-powered since they can easily cover their weaknesses with a given spell.

She visited the shaman of the tribe so that he may rid her of her horrible affliction.

Shaman by Jimmy August 7, 2005

shaman

An extremely overpowered class in world of warcraft. If you go near one you may instantly combust due to their constant spamming of their "I-win-button", frost shock. Avoidance of these vessels of mass destruction and power is strongly advised.

"That shaman has no skill, he friggin ran up to me and FS me off my mount!!"

shaman by Oak March 25, 2005

Shaman

It's fucking plural, much like sheep. Just because Blizzard calls them "Shamans" does not mean they're correct. Have some pride, use correct English.

My Arena 2v2 team went up against two Shaman the other day. They kicked our asses.

Shaman by professorshaman March 17, 2009

Shaman

A local kind of homeboy who is always trying to help-a-brotha-out.

Damen: Yo Shaman you got the supplies?
Shaman:Here ya go brotha!

Shaman by Dsnutsnmouth June 10, 2010