practitioner

noun

prac·​ti·​tion·​er prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər 

1

: one who practices or is regularly engaged in a skillful activity

a yoga practitioner

practitioners of the art of glassblowing

especially : one who practices a profession

a health care practitioner

legal practitioners

2

Christian Science : an authorized healer

Synonyms of practitioner

• exponent
• interpreter

Examples of practitioner in a Sentence

a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth

Recent Examples on the Web

For practitioners, the appeal is equally clear. —Amy Francombe, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025

There is also the pistoning technique, when the practitioner quickly moves the needle up and down through the tissue. —CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Healthcare practitioners strive to help patients achieve prediabetes remission by getting blood sugar levels back down to a normal range — typically between 70 and 99 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) when fasting. —Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025

The first business dedicated to the manufacture and sale of shokuhin sampuru was founded in 1932 in Osaka by Iwasaki Takizō, one of the craft’s original three practitioners. —Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier practician, from Middle English (Scots) pratician, from Middle French practicien, from pratique practice

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing practitioner

• family practitioner
• general practitioner
• medical practitioner
• nurse practitioner

Rhymes for practitioner

• commissioner
• conditioner
• parishioner
• petitioner
• positioner
• missioner

Kids Definition

practitioner

noun

prac·​ti·​tio·​ner

prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər

: a person who practices a profession and especially law or medicine

Medical Definition

practitioner

noun

prac·​ti·​tion·​er prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər 

: one who practices a profession and especially medicine