practitioner

noun

prac·ti·tion·er prak-ˈti-sh(ə-)nər

Synonyms of practitioner next

: one who practices

especially : one who practices a profession

Christian Science : an authorized healer

Examples of practitioner in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web Through encounters with practitioners, including a veterinarian who helps track the movements of anteaters across Brazilian highways, Goldfarb charts a path toward a less destructive future. —

Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023 State boards have no jurisdiction over businesses, just individual practitioners, said Lisa Robin, chief advocacy officer at the FSMB. —

Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023 But some of the practitioners, and that's what people who are witches call themselves practitioners, not believers, but practices. —

Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2023 Among Schindler’s most recognizable commissions are some of his earliest residential works as a solo practitioner, including his own home in West Hollywood and the Lovell Beach House on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. —

Mark David, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023 For thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have relied on processes such as smell, hearing, palpation, and tongue examination for diagnoses. —

Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2023 Maui leaders are still trying to scale up the number of available mental health practitioners, Oliver said, estimating that roughly 2,000 fire victims may need intensive counseling. —

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023 Before graphic design went digital, the posture of its practitioners was that of the historical engraver or the medieval scribe. —

Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 2 Nov. 2023 And then, the practitioner will prescribe a treatment plan. —

Jayme Cyk, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023 See More

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