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
Examples of practitioner in a Sentence
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Led by wellness practitioner and life coach Chetna Chakravarthy, the workshops go beyond traditional self-care approaches to focus on building confidence, clarity, and self-worth as professional skills essential to creative longevity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
But advanced nursing degrees, along with health practitioners like occupational and physical therapists, are not on that list.
—Joanne Kenen, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
Oakland Theater Project has built a reputation as one of the boldest practitioners of classic plays and musicals in the region, and this one has plenty to say about our modern times, with plenty of sharp edges the company can exploit mightily.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practitioner. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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practitioner
noun
prac·ti·tion·er
prak-ˈtish-(ə-)nər
: one who practices a profession and especially medicine
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