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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The key to family harmony with either of these approaches is to maintain the person’s dignity as much as possible, said Kate Nattoli, a certified dementia practitioner with Crescent Grove Advisors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
An altar in the home of a practitioner of an African diasporic religion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Tiffinne Perkins, a nurse practitioner who ran an Ohio-based weight-loss clinic called Enbody, appeared on the local news and lifestyle morning show “New Day Cleveland.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
His father, a general practitioner, now dead, gave him his blessing, even encouraged him in the choice, McClellan said.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
It is not surprising that the standout pieces were contributed by celebrated longtime practitioners of literary fiction, nor that their stories should all deal with the category shifts of older age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Tibetans were targeted alongside Catholic leaders across Asia, Taiwanese Christians, Falun Gong practitioners and other religious and diaspora communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Witnesses at the inquiry included police staff and officers, mental healthcare practitioners, Calocane's former flatmates and family members, the bereaved families and the survivors of the attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Countless pundits, pedestrians, practitioners and parents are argue over the merits of the case, both online and IRL.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Yet it’s considered acceptable if it’s done unknowingly by earnest but ignorant publishers of stock newsletters, or by practitioners of quack medicine, or by television evangelists.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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