as in exponent
one who brings an art or science to full realization
a French doctor who was once the most famous practitioner of natural childbirth
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Recent Examples of practitioner
Religious practitioners may also regard nonheterosexual orientations or non-cisgender identities as immoral or otherwise inconsistent with their religious beliefs.
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
The hotel partners with local practitioners for in-room massages.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
In others, entire traditions are kept alive by just one or two remaining practitioners.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
After a while, Ua Aloha Maji, the preserve’s cultural practitioner, came to work the site with us.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
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Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
The hotel partners with local practitioners for in-room massages.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
In others, entire traditions are kept alive by just one or two remaining practitioners.
—Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
After a while, Ua Aloha Maji, the preserve’s cultural practitioner, came to work the site with us.
—Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for practitioner
Noun
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The deformation depends on a single free exponent.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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For the past 13 years, Crosswhite, a direct descendent of Chief War Eagle and Chief Swift Cloud, has acted as a cultural interpreter for the Mount Rushmore Society.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Inside, interpreters demonstrate drilling equipment and detail how ore was extracted while revealing the dangerous, claustrophobic physical reality of mining.—
Vivian Chung,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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