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
Examples of practitioner in a Sentence
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
To then treat cancer, practitioners use large amounts of radiation to kill the cancer cells.
—Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The event drew about 1,200 health care practitioners, industry executives, venture capitalists, medical researchers and tech innovators from across the country, as well as Ireland and England, to the Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Here are some of the less invasive procedures seducing Hollywood, as well as some of their most sought-after practitioners.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for practitioner
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practitioner. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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