practitioner
Americannoun
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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
Etymology
Origin of practitioner
1535–45; alteration of practician ( practic + -ian ) + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Charles Baudelaire, 19th century poet, was journalistic criticism’s first great practitioner.
From Los Angeles Times
But assisted dying, in which a person receives lethal drugs from a medical practitioner which they then administer themselves, has been legal for decades.
From BBC
The core tension in the photograph lies in a rub between musicology and musician, theory and practitioner.
Among them are nurse practitioners, who are able to diagnose illnesses and write prescriptions.
From Los Angeles Times
"When you see that practitioners are taking onboard what's been said and working towards making their settings as safe as they can be."
From BBC
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