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
From specialists and practitioners to world class chefs, the resort tries to provide the best service for its guests across each level of the accommodation and wellness retreat.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 June 2026
In Cisco, the justices didn’t just say that Falun Gong practitioners couldn’t sue a corporation for enabling their torture.
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Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
There’s fabulous work being done at like the the EFF and other orgs that are very like intellectual about these types of things, and in the practitioner community.
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Joel Feder,
The Drive,
24 June 2026
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group.
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Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
23 June 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 June 2026
In Cisco, the justices didn’t just say that Falun Gong practitioners couldn’t sue a corporation for enabling their torture.
—
Leah Litman,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
There’s fabulous work being done at like the the EFF and other orgs that are very like intellectual about these types of things, and in the practitioner community.
—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
24 June 2026
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group.
—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
23 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.
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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.
Noun
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An expired job ad for an experienced English interpreter at the UN advertised a salary range between $131,084 and $171,644.
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The musician-scholar Rhiannon Giddens, a leading interpreter of 19th-century American songs, told me that discussing Foster’s context is difficult because minstrel entertainment is so little understood today.
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“Practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practitioner. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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