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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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
Pritzker’s experience as a founder, investor, and cabinet-level policymaker gives her a practitioner’s lens on the decisions that define modern leadership – bringing the perspective of a peer to the interviews.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Some prominent Jewish voices, including current CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, have argued that DEI practices are at least latently antisemitic because their practitioners do not consider Jews an underrepresented minority.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Most of these practitioners were monastics or ascetics.
—Daniel M. Stuart, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practitioner. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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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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