Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Curer /(-?r)/ · Cur·er · IPA /ˈkjʊɹɚ/ 01 n. One who cures; a healer; a physician. 1. One who cures; a healer; a physician. 2. One who prepares beef, fish, etc., for preservation by drying, salting, smoking, etc.