practitioner
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noun \prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər\Definition of PRACTITIONER
1
: one who practices; especially : one who practices a profession
2
Christian Science : an authorized healer
See Examples of PRACTITIONER
- <a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth>
Origin of PRACTITIONER
alteration of earlier practician, from Middle English (Scots) pratician, from Middle French practicien, from pratique practice
First Known Use: 1535
Related to PRACTITIONER
- Synonyms
- expounder, guru, high priest, interpreter, exponent
prac·ti·tion·er
noun \prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PRACTITIONER
: one who practices a profession and especially medicine
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