practitioner
Americannoun
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practitioners
plural
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a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc..
a medical practitioner.
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a person who practices something specified.
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Christian Science. a person authorized to practice healing.
noun
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a person who practises a profession or art
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Christian Science a person authorized to practise spiritual healing
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of practitioner
1535–45; alteration of practician ( practic + -ian ) + -er 1
Explanation
A practitioner is an expert who uses that knowledge as part of a profession. Every yoga practitioner started by attending an introductory class. In practitioner, you can see the word practice, which everyone says will make you perfect. Practice can also mean the clients, daily activities, and location where a professional such as a doctor works. So a practitioner is someone who has learned everything about his or her field and is actively working in that field. So don't worry about going to the doctor — you won't be practice for this practitioner.
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As with so many land mines in our broken healthcare system, having a reliable and trustworthy practitioner to consult and query regarding the reality of compounded medications is the best solution.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Beyond its neo-futuristic design, the BioCharger is made up of four mechanisms that “work together intensely,” says Avital Sarir, a practitioner and client coordinator at Oxynergy2, a Hyperbaric Oxygen Center that has its own BioCharger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
An estimated one in seven people have used AI for a health-related question instead of seeing a general practitioner.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Supplying prescription-only medicines is an offence under the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 unless you are an "appropriate practitioner" such as a doctor or a pharmacist.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In 2008, she obtained her PhD. and joined United States Robots as a “Robopsychologist,” becoming the first great practitioner of a new science.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
The HHS secretary has traditionally appointed primary-care practitioners to the panel based in part on recommendations from public-health groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Faceland says allowing practitioners to perform a higher volume of treatments helps significantly lower costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
As Murano island’s glass factories face exorbitant energy costs, a shrinking pool of skilled apprentices and competition from counterfeits, the Seguso brand remains one of the last practitioners of the art form.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Countless pundits, pedestrians, practitioners and parents are argue over the merits of the case, both online and IRL.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
It need hardly be said that the subtlest practitioners of doublethink are those who invented doublethink and know that it is a vast system of mental cheating.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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