practitioner

noun

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

1

: one who practices

especially : one who practices a profession

2

Christian Science : an authorized healer

Synonyms

• exponent
• expounder
• guru
• high priest
• 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

An 'awakening for the Republicans'? Will Cole, a functional medicine practitioner, has known Kennedy for almost a decade. —Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025

The takeaway wasn’t so much that the treatment posed significant long-term risks, but more about mistakes that were very possible, as the treatment’s efficacy largely lies in the hands of ultra-trained and highly skilled practitioners. —Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025

And if the work of the DEI practitioner is still continuing, is the outside pressure on DEI simply a war on the acronym DEI, but not the work itself? —Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Nurse practitioners and physician's assistants work alongside physicians to provide cancer care. —Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 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